INITIATORY


Meaning of INITIATORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈni-sh(ē-)ə-ˌtȯr-ē ]

adjective

Date: circa 1615

1. : constituting a beginning

initiatory proceedings

2. : tending or serving to initiate

initiatory rites

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.