单词 | approbatory |
释义 | approbatoryadj. Of or belonging to one who approves; of the nature of or tending to approbation or sanction. (Originally in letter approbatory = Latin epistola probātōria.) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] goodeOE agreeable1448 approbatory1548 better1566 favouring1586 approbative1611 applausive1628 pro1650 pleasing1652 favourable1655 approving1702 enthusiastic1777 all for1864 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry V f. lxxii Letters approbatory and confirmacions of the peres of his realme. 1655 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 1st Pt. 185 God indeed hath delivered in a sense this world to him [sc. Satan], but not..by any approbatory act given him a Pattent to vouch him his vice-Roy. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. vi. i. 351 Robespierre, at first approbatory, knew not at last what to think. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1548 |
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