a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]
The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order. Chambers's Journal. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. LL. interlocutorius, F. interlocutoire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. interlocutoire. ] Interpolated discussion or dialogue. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A room for conversation; especially, a room in monasteries, where the monks were allowed to converse. [ 1913 Webster ]