initiatory

Adjective

Synonyms: inaugural initiative first maiden

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

serving to set in motion“the magazine's inaugural issue”“the initiative phase in the negotiations”“an initiatory step toward a treaty”“his first (or maiden) speech in Congress”“the liner's maiden voyage”Synonyms: inaugural initiative first maiden

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, a.

1.Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]

2.Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. [1913 Webster]

Some initiatory treatises in the law.— Herbert.[1913 Webster]

Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together.— J. M. Mason.[1913 Webster]

Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, n. An introductory act or rite. [R.] [1913 Webster]