Definitions for: Invitatory

[adj] conveying an invitation; "a brief invitatory note"

Webster (1913) Definition: In*vi"ta*to*ry, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F.
invitatoire.]
Using or containing invitations.

The ``Venite'' [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the
invitatory psalm. --Hook.

In*vi"ta*to*ry, n.; pl. Invitatories. [LL.
invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.]
That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a
part of it used in worship.

Synonyms: inviting