donative
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“I give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈdəʊnətɪv/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editdonative (comparative more donative, superlative most donative)
- Being or relating to a donation.
Noun
editdonative (plural donatives)
- A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
- 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
- Romans […] were […] entertain'd with public shows and donatives.
- (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.