Definition of "precautionary"

precautionary

adjective
comparative more precautionary, superlative most precautionary
1. Of, pertaining to, or serving as a precaution.
noun
plural precautionaries
1. (obsolete) A precaution.
  Quotations
  Thou seest, Belford, by the above precautionaries, that I forget nothing.
  1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […]