divisoryadj.

/dɪˈvʌɪzəri/

Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin dīvīsōrius, < dīvīsor : see divisor n. and -ory suffix².

Pertaining to division or distribution among a number.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > dividing and sharing

divisive1603

divisory1614

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvi. §2. 467 Diuers sorts of lots..as in the diuision of grounds or honours; and in thinges to be vnder-taken: the two first kindes were called diuisorie; the third diuinatorie.

1656 T. Fuller Notes Jonah in Coll. Serm. 39 Lots..were of three natures, i. The Lot Divinatorie... Secondy [sic], Divisorie... Thirdly, Consultory.

1710 Brit. Apollo 23–25 Aug.

1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 442 The divisory actions were the a. [actio]familiae erciscundae for partitioning an inheritance, communi dividundo for dividing common property, and finium regundorum for settling boundaries.

1885 C. A. Lorenz tr. Van der Keessel Sel. Theses ccclxi In divisory contracts made..between a surviving parent and the relatives of the ward.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	divisory
释义	divisoryadj. /dɪˈvʌɪzəri/ Etymology: < medieval or modern Latin dīvīsōrius, < dīvīsor : see divisor n. and -ory suffix². Pertaining to division or distribution among a number. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [adjective] > dividing and sharing divisive1603 divisory1614 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. xvi. §2. 467 Diuers sorts of lots..as in the diuision of grounds or honours; and in thinges to be vnder-taken: the two first kindes were called diuisorie; the third diuinatorie. 1656 T. Fuller Notes Jonah in Coll. Serm. 39 Lots..were of three natures, i. The Lot Divinatorie... Secondy [sic], Divisorie... Thirdly, Consultory. 1710 Brit. Apollo 23–25 Aug. 1880 J. Muirhead Inst. of Gaius & Rules of Ulpian Digest 442 The divisory actions were the a. [actio]familiae erciscundae for partitioning an inheritance, communi dividundo for dividing common property, and finium regundorum for settling boundaries. 1885 C. A. Lorenz tr. Van der Keessel Sel. Theses ccclxi In divisory contracts made..between a surviving parent and the relatives of the ward. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1614
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