Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660), author and translator. From post-classical Latin litteratorius grammatical (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), literary, learned from classical Latin litterātor + -ius, suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory.
Definition of literatory in US English:
literatory
adjective
rare
Literary.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660), author and translator. From post-classical Latin litteratorius grammatical (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), literary, learned from classical Latin litterātor + -ius, suffix forming adjectives; compare -ory.