Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction.
- Granting leave to depart.
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Examples
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"Well, that is all," said the host with a dismissory air, as he got up from his seat.
Good Old Anna Marie Belloc Lowndes 1907
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That the monks themselves go not from place to place; that is, from one monastery to another, without letters dismissory of their own abbot; (261) but that they shall continue in that obedience which they promised at the time of their conversion.
A Source Book for Ancient Church History Joseph Cullen Ayer 1905
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First, there are those which are not letters at all -- as letters-patent, letters dismissory, letters enclosing bills, letters of administration,
The Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell James Russell Lowell 1855
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: First thanks for the information on "letters dismissory".
Stand Firm 2009
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Stand Firm 2009
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