-ORY


Meaning of -ORY in English

-ory 1

an adjective-forming suffix, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory 1 (and its alternant -sory ): excretory; sensory; statutory.

[ ME -orie -oire -orius, extracted from -torius -TORY 1 ; see -OR 2 ]

-ory 2

a suffix forming nouns denoting places or receptacles, joined to bases of Latin origin in imitation of borrowed Latin words containing the suffix -tory 2 (or its alternant -sory ): crematory.

[ ME -orie -oire -orium, extracted from -torium -TORY 2 ; see -ORY 1 , -OR 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .