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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCENSORY

n.The vessel in which incense is burnt and offered. [We generally use censer. ]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCENSORY

In *cen "so *ry, n.; pl. Incensories. Etym: [LL. incensorium: cf. F.encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer. ]

Defn: The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.

New American Oxford Dictionary

incensory

in cen so ry |inˈsensərē ɪnˈsɛnsəri | ▶noun ( pl. incensories ) another term for censer. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a burnt offering, or an altar for it ): from medieval Latin incensorium, from incensum (see incense 1 ).

Oxford Dictionary

incensory

incensory |ˈɪnsɛns (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. incensories ) another term for censer. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (denoting a burnt offering, or an altar for it ): from medieval Latin incensorium, from incensum (see incense 1 ).