adj. Conveying an admonition or a warning: a monitory glance. n. pl. mon·i·to·ries A letter of admonition, such as one from a bishop or ecclesiastical court. [Middle English monitorie, letter of admonition, admonitory, from Medieval Latin monitōria, admonition, from feminine of Latin monitōrius, monitory, from monitor, monitor; see MONITOR.] |
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