a. Obs. rare. [f. as prec. + -ORY.] = CONCESSIVE 1.
1656. Trapp, Comm. Luke xxii. 68–9. Christ’s answer is partly reprehensory, partly concessory.
1660. Jer. Taylor, Duct. Dubit., III. iii. rule iv. § 8. These laws are not prohibitive but concessory.
