• (a.) Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary. • (n.) An introductory act or rite. • (a.) Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; prefatory; as, an initiatory step. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/initiatory/
In·i'ti·a·to·ry adjective 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; rudime... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/I/61