instrumentary

English

Etymology

From instrument +‎ -ary.

Adjective

instrumentary (comparative more instrumentary, superlative most instrumentary)

  1. (archaic) instrumental
  2. (law, archaic, Scotland) Pertaining to a legal instrument.
    • 1832, The Institutions of the Law of Scotland, page 23:
      The nearest relations of a party by whom a deed is granted, or in whose favour it is conceived, are good instrumentary witnesses; and although it has been generally laid down by the text writers, that women cannot be instrumentary witness, it is extremely doubtful how far this is correct.

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