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promissory

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
promissory /ˈprɒmɪs(ə)ri/

▶adjective

1 chiefly Law conveying or implying a promise.

2 archaic full of promise.

– origin ME: from med. L. promissorius, from promiss-, promittere (see promise).

'promissory' also found in these Oxford entries:

banknote - commercial paper - discount - government paper - marker - promissory note - shinplaster - tenor

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