subscriptiveadj.

Brit.

/səbˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S.

/səbˈskrɪptɪv/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subscript- , subscrībere , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin subscript-, past participial stem of subscrībere subscribe v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin subscriptivus descriptive (6th cent.).

1. Relating to or consisting of the subscription (subscription n. 1) of a letter or other document. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter > [adjective] > of concluding clause of letter

subscriptive1748

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lii. 197 I have endeavoured to imitate the subscriptive part [of the letter].

1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) VII. Contents 437 Tries to write an answer to it; but cannot. Dictates to Mrs. Lovick. Writes the subscriptive part herself on her knees.

1977 H. Gamble Textual Hist. Let. to Romans (1979) i. 26 There is..a partial analogy in the MS for the omission of the subscriptive and superscriptive elements [of the letter].

2003 F. Lapham Peter iii. 77 Whether the subscriptive title, the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, is original or not, it is neither accurate, nor properly descriptive of the contents.

2. Relating to the subscribing of money; of the nature of, consisting of, or supported by a (usually monetary) subscription.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > [adjective] > relating to subscription

subscriptive1785

1785 S. J. Pratt Misc. III. 242 I was next employed in a short circular letter to his neighbours, for a little subscriptive assistance.

1810 J. Blacket Let. 2 Feb. in S. J. Pratt Remains (1811) I. i. 85 He is a generous spirit, and, instead of taking a fee, begged my acceptance of a subscriptive guinea.

1818 F. Butler Sketches Universal Hist. iii. xvii. 360 The consul..had been elected consul for life, by a subscriptive vote of more than three million of citizens.

1869 Morning Republican (Little Rock, Arkansas) 16 Jan. One railroad built and in operation will infuse such a subscriptive and donative spirit into the people that [etc.].

1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Dec. 2151/1 These quasipublic and seldom free hospitals fall back continually..on subscriptive support to make up their annual deficits.

1994 E. Midwinter Devel. Social Welfare Brit. iv. 57 With the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge..having oversight of as many as 1,500 subscriptive and endowed schools in the eighteenth century.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subscriptive
释义	subscriptiveadj. Brit. /səbˈskrɪptɪv/, U.S. /səbˈskrɪptɪv/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin subscript- , subscrībere , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin subscript-, past participial stem of subscrībere subscribe v. + -ive suffix. Compare post-classical Latin subscriptivus descriptive (6th cent.). 1. Relating to or consisting of the subscription (subscription n. 1) of a letter or other document. rare. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter > [adjective] > of concluding clause of letter subscriptive1748 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lii. 197 I have endeavoured to imitate the subscriptive part [of the letter]. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) VII. Contents 437 Tries to write an answer to it; but cannot. Dictates to Mrs. Lovick. Writes the subscriptive part herself on her knees. 1977 H. Gamble Textual Hist. Let. to Romans (1979) i. 26 There is..a partial analogy in the MS for the omission of the subscriptive and superscriptive elements [of the letter]. 2003 F. Lapham Peter iii. 77 Whether the subscriptive title, the Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles, is original or not, it is neither accurate, nor properly descriptive of the contents. 2. Relating to the subscribing of money; of the nature of, consisting of, or supported by a (usually monetary) subscription. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > contribution > [adjective] > relating to subscription subscriptive1785 1785 S. J. Pratt Misc. III. 242 I was next employed in a short circular letter to his neighbours, for a little subscriptive assistance. 1810 J. Blacket Let. 2 Feb. in S. J. Pratt Remains (1811) I. i. 85 He is a generous spirit, and, instead of taking a fee, begged my acceptance of a subscriptive guinea. 1818 F. Butler Sketches Universal Hist. iii. xvii. 360 The consul..had been elected consul for life, by a subscriptive vote of more than three million of citizens. 1869 Morning Republican (Little Rock, Arkansas) 16 Jan. One railroad built and in operation will infuse such a subscriptive and donative spirit into the people that [etc.]. 1913 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 13 Dec. 2151/1 These quasipublic and seldom free hospitals fall back continually..on subscriptive support to make up their annual deficits. 1994 E. Midwinter Devel. Social Welfare Brit. iv. 57 With the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge..having oversight of as many as 1,500 subscriptive and endowed schools in the eighteenth century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1748
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