Initiatory
Initiatory , 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; rudimentary.
Some initiatory treatises in the law.
Two initiatory rites of the same general import can not exist together.
Initiatory , noun
An introductory act or rite. [Rare]