DIMISSORY, adjective [Latin See Dismiss.] 1. Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction. A letter dimissory is one given by a bishop to a candidate for holy orders, having a title in his diocese, directed to some other bishop, and giving leave for the bearer to be ordained by him. 2. Granting leave to depart.
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