dimissorial
noun
dim·is·so·ri·al
¦dimə¦sōrēəl,
-sȯr-
plural -s
: a letter from a pope, bishop, abbot, or other high ecclesiastical official authorizing the ordination of the bearer
called also dimissory letter
Word History
Etymology
New Latin dimissorialis dimissory and commendatory, from Medieval Latin dimissorius dimissory and commendatory + Latin -alis -al