† ˈcausary, a. Obs.
[ad. L. causāri-us discharged because of ill-health, invalid, f. causa cause, reason. In med.L. used more widely.]
Having good and sufficient cause. causary dismission (L. causaria missio): orig. a dismissal from military service on account of ill-health.
| 1602 Segar Hon. Mil. & Civ. i. viii. 11 Dioclesianus and Maximianus ordained, That vnto euery Veteran hauing honestly serued..twentie yeeres, an honourable or causarie dismission [causaria missio] should be granted. |