Relating to or granting permission for a clergyman to transfer to another diocese; dismissing or releasing.
From Latin 'demissorius' (relating to dismissal), derived from 'demissio.' Primarily used in ecclesiastical contexts for clergy transfers.
A 'demissory letter' is what bishops write to let priests move to different dioceses—it's medieval bureaucracy that still exists, proving that institutional structures preserve ancient words even when everything else changes.
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