affirmatory

== English == === Adjective === affirmatory (comparative more affirmatory, superlative most affirmatory) Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. 1855-1863, William Massey, A History of England During the Reign of George the Third The House being resolved into a committee to consider the state of the nation , Mr . Pitt moved three resolutions , the first , declaratory of the King's disability ; the second , affirmatory of the right and duty of both Houses to provide for the exercise of royal authority […] === References === “affirmatory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.