a. [f. L. affirmāt- ppl. stem of affirmā-re (see AFFIRM) + -ORY, as if ad. L. *affirmātōri-us, f. affirmātor an affirmer.]
Giving or tending to give affirmation or to make an assertion; affirmative, assertive.
1651. Hobbes, Gov. & Soc., ii. § 20. 32. An Oath may as well sometimes be affirmatory, as promissory.
1860. Massey, Hist. Eng., III. xxx. 361. Mr. Pitt moved three resolutions,… the second, affirmatory of the right and duty of both Houses to provide for the exercise of the royal authority.
