"initiatory" in the adjective sense
1. inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden
serving to set in motion
"the magazine's inaugural issue"
"the initiative phase in the negotiations"
"an initiatory step toward a treaty"
"his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"
"the liner's maiden voyage"
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