Associations to the word «Piscatory»

Wiktionary

PISCATORY, adjective. Of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing.
PISCATORY, adjective. Of or pertaining to fish; piscine.
PISCATORY RING, noun. (Roman Catholicism) A ring worn by popes, representing the first pope and Christian apostle Peter, who had been a fisherman. Also known as the Pescatorio or Ring of the Fisherman.

Dictionary definition

PISCATORY, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing; "a piscatory life".

Wise words

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