dimissorial

noun

dim·​is·​so·​ri·​al

¦dimə¦sōrēəl,

-sȯr-

plural -s

: a letter from a pope, bishop, abbot, or other high ecclesiastical official authorizing the ordination of the bearer

called also dimissory letter

Word History

Etymology

New Latin dimissorialis dimissory and commendatory, from Medieval Latin dimissorius dimissory and commendatory + Latin -alis -al

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