a. (and sb.) [ad. L. type *conciliātōri-us, f. conciliātor: see CONCILIATOR. In mod.F. conciliatoire.] Tending or calculated to conciliate; showing a spirit of conciliation.

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1576.  Fleming, Panopl. Epist., 366. An Epistle called Conciliatorie, wherein he craveth acquaintaunce with one whome he never knewe, but by report.

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1777.  Burke, Lett. Sheriffs Bristol, Wks. III. 203. The amiable and conciliatory virtues of lenity, moderation, and tenderness.

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1855.  Prescott, Philip II., I. I. v. 61. He had not the conciliatory manners which win the favor of … mankind.

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  b.  as sb. A measure calculated to conciliate.

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1778.  Learning at a Loss, II. 145. Penitentials, Mediatorials, and Conciliatories will be dispatched to my queer Father-in-law.

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