monitory

(män′i tôr′ē)

adjective

giving or containing monition; admonishing

Origin: LME manyterye < L monitorius < monitor: see monitor

noun pl. monitories

a monitory writing

See monitory in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Conveying an admonition or a warning: a monitory glance.

noun pl. mon·i·to·ries

A letter of admonition, such as one from a bishop or an ecclesiastical court.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English monitorie, letter of admonition, admonitory

Origin: , from Medieval Latin monitōria, admonition

Origin: , from feminine of Latin monitōrius, monitory

Origin: , from monitor, monitor; see monitor

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