DISCRETIONARY, DISCRETIONAL adjective Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; that is to be directed or managed by discretion only. Thus, the President of the United States is, in certain cases, invested with discretionary powers, to act according to circumstances.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.