meaning of initiatory
1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.
3. An introductory act or rite.
4. serving to set in motion; "the magazines inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first or maiden speech in Congress"; "the liners maiden
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