\Dim"is*so*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F.
dimissoire. See {Dimit}.]
Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting
leave to depart.
{Letters dimissory} (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop
   dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese,
   and recommending him for reception there. --Hook.