† diˈspository, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. disposit- ppl. stem of dispōnĕre to dispose: see -ory.]
Having the quality of disposing, fitting, or inclining: = dispositive a. 2.
| 1629 H. Burton Babel no Bethel 103 Preparatory and dispository workes to Iustification. 1641 Heylin Hist. Episc. i. (1657) 66 A dispository power. |