revisory

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English

Etymology

From revise +‎ -ory.

Adjective

revisory (comparative more revisory, superlative most revisory)

  1. Having the power or purpose to revise or review.
    • 1833, Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States:
      An appellate jurisdiction , therefore , that acts , and is acted upon alternatively , in the exercise of an independent revisory authority , must have the means , and can scarcely fail to possess the will , to give it a full and satisfactory review

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