Con-fĩrm'a-to-ry, a.

adjective

(kon-fẽrm'a-to-ry̆, 50), a.

Sense 1. Serving to confirm; giving additional strength, force, stability, or assurance; corroborative. “A fact confirmatory of the conclusion.” I. Taylor.

Sense 2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. Compton.