a. [ L. monitorius. ] Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning. [ 1913 Webster ]
Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are monitory and instructive. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person. [ 1913 Webster ]