The Collaborative International Dictionary
Redemptory
Redemptory \Re*demp"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), a.
Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. ``Hector's redemptory
price.''
--Chapman.
Wiktionary
redemptory
a. Paid as ransom; serving to redeem.
WordNet
redemptory
adj. of or relating to or resulting in redemption; "a redemptive theory about life"- E.K.Brown [syn: redemptive, redemptional]