The Collaborative International Dictionary
Originary \O*rig"i*na*ry\, a. [L. originarius: cf. F. originaire.]
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Causing existence; productive. [R.]
The production of animals, in the originary way, requires a certain degree of warmth.
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Primitive; primary; original. [R.]
The grand originary right of all rights.
--Hickok.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context rare English) Of, pertaining to or causing the origin of something 2 (context rare English) primitive, original
Usage examples of "originary".
An originary notion of the people poses an identity that homogenizes and purifies the image of the population while blocking the constructive interactions of differences within the multitude.
The early theorists of the juridical foundations of the modern state conceive of this as an originary appeal to a supreme power, but the theory of imperial command has no need for such fables about its genealogy.
This took place first through identification with the figure of a ruler who could claim close connection and privileged access to the mythological originary powers.
Hibiscus, one of the originary masterminds behind the group, was a true theatrical genius, he had abandoned the Cockettes as too commercial and, frankly, no longer fun.