assertory Meaning, Definition & Usage

As*sert"o*ry adjective

Etymology

L. assertorius, fr. asserere.

Definitions

1. Affirming; maintaining.

   Arguments . . . assertory, not probatory. Jer. Taylor.

   An assertory, not a promissory, declaration. Bentham.

   A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual. Sir W. Hamilton.