concil1ary

[Eng. conciliar; -y.] Pertaining to or i ued by a council or general a embly. "By their authority the conciliary definitions pa ed into law."-Jeremy Taylor: Ductor Dubitantium , ii. 205. con-çil-I-āte, v. t. [Lat. conciliatus , pa. par. of concilio to reconcile, to conciliate, from con cilium =an a embly, a union.] [COUNCIL.] *1. To a ure, confirm, or make stronger. "It is not long agoo sence some kinges gaue their daughters to fore in kinges in maryage to conciliate amitie,..." Joye: Expo sic i on of Daniel , c. 11. 2. To win or gain over to one's side from a state of hostility or indifference; to win the regard or goodwill of. "Her affability had conciliated many who had been repelled by his freezing looks and short answers." - Macau Lay: Hist. Eng . , ch. xxi. Crabb thus discriminates between conciliate and reconcile: " Conciliate and reconcile are both employed in the sense of uniting men's affections, but under different circumstances. The conciliator gets the good will and affections for himself; the reconciler unites the affections of two persons to each other. The conciliator may either gain new affections, or regain those which are lost: the reconciler always renews affections which have been once lost. The best means of conciliating esteem is by reconciling all that are at variance. Conciliate is mostly employed for men in public stations; reconcile is indifferently employed for those in public or private stations. Men in power have sometimes the happy opportunity of conciliating the good will of those who are most averse to their authority, and thus reconciling them to measures which would otherwise be odious. Kindne and condescension serve to conciliate ; a friendly influence, or a well-timed exercise of authority, is often succe fully exerted in reconciling." (Crabb: Eng. Synon.) con-çil-1-ā-těd, pa . par . or a . [CONCILIATE, v.] côn-çil-i-at-Ing. pr . par . , a . & 8. [CONCILIATE, v .] A. As pr . par.: (See the verb.) B. As adj.: Gaining over to one's side; winning, conciliatory, of engaging manners. the more pliant and conciliating method of Cicero."-Hurd: On Sincerity in the Commercial World, dial. 1. C. As subst.: The act of gaining over to one's side; conciliation.