significatory

adjective

sig·​nif·​i·​ca·​to·​ry

-kəˌtōrē

: significative

names of deities are often significatory of their special powers

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin significatorius, from Latin significatus + -orius -ory

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

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