First Known Use: 1636
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precatory
adjective prec·a·to·ry \ˈpre-kə-ˌtȯr-ē\
Definition of PRECATORY
: expressing a wish
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Origin of PRECATORY
Late Latin precatorius, from Latin precari to pray — more at pray
Rhymes with PRECATORY
a priori, allegory, amatory, auditory, bedtime story, cacciatore, castratory, category, con amore, cover story, crematory, damnatory, decretory, dilatory, dormitory, excretory, expletory, feudatory, fumitory, Göteborg, gustatory, gyratory, horror story, hortatory, hunky-dory, inventory, laudatory, lavatory, mandatory, migratory, minatory, monitory, Montessori, morning glory, nugatory, offertory, oratory, overstory, piscatory, predatory, prefatory, probatory, promissory, promontory, purgatory, repertory, Ruwenzori, signatory, statutory, sudatory, territory, transitory, understory, vibratory, vomitory, yakitori
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