palliatory

English

Etymology

From palliate +‎ -ory?

Adjective

palliatory (comparative more palliatory, superlative most palliatory)

1. (archaic) palliative, soothing
2. (law, archaic) extenuating

References

• “palliatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.