† conditionaryadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj.
= conditional adj., hypothetical.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > hypothesis > [adjective]
hypothetical1617
postulary1637
postulatory1646
conditionary1665
1665 R. Flecknoe Ænigmatical Characters (new ed.) 110 She troubles her self besides with conditionary thoughts of things that ne'er were, nor are, nor are like to be.
B. n.
Something of the nature of a condition; a stipulation.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > qualification > [noun] > instance of
conditionc1380
protestationc1390
butc1405
restrictiona1450
limitationc1475
if1532
conditionary1678
reservation1719
whereas1795
yes but1870
string1888
1678 J. Norris Coll. Misc. (1699) 191 Would God in mercy dispense with it as a conditionary, yet we could not be happy without it.
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