Dimissory \Dim"is*so*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F.
dimissoire. See Dimit.]
Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting
leave to depart.
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Letters dimissory (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop
dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese,
and recommending him for reception there. --Hook.
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