Initiatory
Pronunciation : In*i"ti*a*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. Some initiatory treatises in the law. Herbert. Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together. J. M. Mason.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In*i"ti*a*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An introductory act or rite. [R.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913