"erogatory" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more erogatory [comparative], most erogatory [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ērogō (“pay out, expend”), from ex (“out of, from”) + rogō (“ask; request”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ērogō||pay out, expend}} Latin ērogō (“pay out, expend”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} erogatory (comparative more erogatory, superlative most erogatory)
  1. Doing the good that is required in a situation; meeting the moral obligations. Related terms: supererogatory
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