-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 ]