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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BENEDICTORY

BENEDICTORY Ben `e *dic "to *ry, a.

Defn: Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer. Thackeray.

New American Oxford Dictionary

benedictory

bene |dic ¦tory |ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkt (ə )ri | ▶adjective archaic relating to the giving of a blessing. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin benedictorius, from benedicere ‘wish well ’ (see benediction ).

Oxford Dictionary

benedictory

bene |dic ¦tory |ˌbɛnɪˈdɪkt (ə )ri | ▶adjective archaic relating to the giving of a blessing. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin benedictorius, from benedicere ‘wish well ’ (see benediction ).