Dimissory

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dimissory \Dim"is*so*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F.
     dimissoire. See {Dimit}.]
     Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting
     leave to depart.
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     {Letters dimissory} (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop
        dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese,
        and recommending him for reception there. --Hook.
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