PRESERV'ATORY, adjective That tends to preserve. PRESERV'ATORY, noun That which has the power of preserving; a preservative.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PRESERV'ATORY, adjective That tends to preserve. PRESERV'ATORY, noun That which has the power of preserving; a preservative.
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