Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf. F. exemplaire. See Exemplar.]

1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.

[Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be exemplary. --Bacon.

2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice, punishment, or damages.

3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller.

Exemplary damages. (Law) See under Damage.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, n. An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.]

--Donne.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)