† obsignatoryadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obsignāt- , obsignāre , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin obsignāt-, past participial stem of obsignāre obsign v. + -ory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin obsignatorius that constitutes a sign or mark (Calvin, 16th cent.). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ̆bsi·gnătəri) /əbˈsɪɡnətərɪ/.

Obsolete. rare.

Ratifying, confirming; relating to ratification; spec. (of a sacrament) having a purely symbolic function.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [adjective] > confirming as by seal

obsignatory1630

1630 S. Ward Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. clx. 438 Most of our Divines do make..all Sacraments to be meerly Obsignatory Signs.

1693 R. Fleming Disc. Earthquakes 121 No Contemplation can speak the Power of that Evidence..when in an obsignatory way this is given unto the Soul.

1890 Guardian 26 Mar. 512 What may be called the ‘obsignatory’ view of sacramental operation.

Derivatives

obsignatorily adv. in a purely symbolic way.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal document > [adverb] > confirmed by or as by seal

obsignatorily1630

1630 W. Bedell Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. clxiii. 445 If you will aver that Baptism washes away otherwise than sacramentally, that is, obsignatorily original Sin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	obsignatory
释义	† obsignatoryadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obsignāt- , obsignāre , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin obsignāt-, past participial stem of obsignāre obsign v. + -ory suffix². Compare post-classical Latin obsignatorius that constitutes a sign or mark (Calvin, 16th cent.). N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ̆bsi·gnătəri) /əbˈsɪɡnətərɪ/. Obsolete. rare. Ratifying, confirming; relating to ratification; spec. (of a sacrament) having a purely symbolic function. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [adjective] > confirming as by seal obsignatory1630 1630 S. Ward Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. clx. 438 Most of our Divines do make..all Sacraments to be meerly Obsignatory Signs. 1693 R. Fleming Disc. Earthquakes 121 No Contemplation can speak the Power of that Evidence..when in an obsignatory way this is given unto the Soul. 1890 Guardian 26 Mar. 512 What may be called the ‘obsignatory’ view of sacramental operation. Derivatives obsignatorily adv. in a purely symbolic way. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [adverb] > confirmed by or as by seal obsignatorily1630 1630 W. Bedell Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. clxiii. 445 If you will aver that Baptism washes away otherwise than sacramentally, that is, obsignatorily original Sin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1630
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