promissory

English

Etymology

From Middle English promissorye, from Medieval Latin prōmissōrius.

Adjective

promissory (not comparable)

Containing or consisting of a promise.
(law, of a contractual provision) Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance policy or other business agreement.

Derived terms

promissory note

References

promissory in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
“promissory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“promissory”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

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