a. [ad. med.L. benedictōri-us: see BENEDICT and -ORY.] Of or pertaining to the utterance of benediction.
1710. C. Wheatley, Illustr. Bk. Com. Prayer, iii. § 26. That benedictory prayer of St. Paul.
1860. Ellicott, Life our Lord, viii. 400. With words of holy and benedictory greeting.
1863. Geo. Eliot, Romola, I. xiv. With hands outstretched in a benedictory attitude.
