2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of action,
as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in
the House of Representatives.
In*i"ti*a`tor (?), n. [L.] One who initiates.
In*i"ti*a*to*ry (?), a. 1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning;
introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Bp. Hall.
2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by
the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary;
rudimentary.
Some initiatory treatises in the law.
Herbert.
Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist
together.
J. M. Mason.