[-ory] n suffix [ME -orie, fr. L -orium, fr. neut. of -orius, adj. suffix] 1: place of or for "observatory"
2: something that serves for "crematory"
[2]-ory adj suffix [ME -orie, fr. MF & L; MF, fr. L -orius] 1: of, relating to, or characterized by "gustatory"
2: serving for, producing, or maintaining "justificatory"