cultivatoryadj.

Brit.

/ˌkʌltᵻˈveɪt(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈkəltəvəˌtɔri/

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: cultivate v.; Latin cultivat- , cultivare , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < cultivate v. or its etymon post-classical Latin cultivat-, past participial stem of cultivare + -ory suffix². Compare earlier cultivator n.

Of, relating to, or engaging in cultivation, esp. of the land.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective]

cultivatory1815

cultivative1836

1815 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IX. 696/1 The last tenure was that of the metayer. These..are a species of farmers that gradually succeeded to the slave cultivatory of ancient times.

1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 76 656/2 There is a certain cultivatory process which must come before the invigoration of the powers of intellectual digestion.

1888 N.Y. Dispatch Sept. Here the cultivatory work ends and the manufacturing begins.

1906 Madras Law Times 1 156/1 The defendants, cultivatory tenants, built and occupied two houses in the village for over twelve years.

1996 C. Trebilcock in T. C. W. Blanning Oxf. Hist. Mod. Europe (2000) ii. 72 The peasantry had too little land, too much taxation, almost no cultivatory technique, and very little prospect of getting out of the countryside.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cultivatory
释义	cultivatoryadj. Brit. /ˌkʌltᵻˈveɪt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈkəltəvəˌtɔri/ Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: cultivate v.; Latin cultivat- , cultivare , -ory suffix². Etymology: < cultivate v. or its etymon post-classical Latin cultivat-, past participial stem of cultivare + -ory suffix². Compare earlier cultivator n. Of, relating to, or engaging in cultivation, esp. of the land. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [adjective] cultivatory1815 cultivative1836 1815 Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IX. 696/1 The last tenure was that of the metayer. These..are a species of farmers that gradually succeeded to the slave cultivatory of ancient times. 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 76 656/2 There is a certain cultivatory process which must come before the invigoration of the powers of intellectual digestion. 1888 N.Y. Dispatch Sept. Here the cultivatory work ends and the manufacturing begins. 1906 Madras Law Times 1 156/1 The defendants, cultivatory tenants, built and occupied two houses in the village for over twelve years. 1996 C. Trebilcock in T. C. W. Blanning Oxf. Hist. Mod. Europe (2000) ii. 72 The peasantry had too little land, too much taxation, almost no cultivatory technique, and very little prospect of getting out of the countryside. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1815
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