donative

[ don-uh-tiv, doh-nuh- ]

/ ˈdɒn ə tɪv, ˈdoʊ nə- /

noun

a gift or donation.

Origin of donative

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin dōnātīvum, noun use of neuter of dōnātīvus gratuitous, equivalent to dōnāt(us) (see donation) + -īvus-ive

Words nearby donative

Donatello, Donath-Landsteiner phenomenon, donation, donation land, Donatist, donative, donatory, Donatus, Donau, Donbass, Doncaster

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Example sentences from the Web for donative

That every convent and monastery should pay a donative, proportionable to its riches and rents.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
I may here mention that the anomaly of “donative” benefices was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1898.
Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood|J. Conway Walter
Galba undid himself by that speech, legi a se militem, non emi; for it put the soldiers out of hope of the donative.
Essays|Francis Bacon
Even the donative of Constantine to the Roman bishop Silvester was declared to be a pitiable fiction.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5|Various

Had not the donative antimacassar already established a claim upon the Treachers' gratitude?
Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for donative

donative

/ (ˈdəʊnətɪv) /

noun

a gift or donation

a benefice capable of being conferred as a gift

adjective

of or like a donation

being or relating to a benefice

Word Origin for donative

C15: from Latin dōnātīvum donation made to soldiers by a Roman emperor, from dōnāre to present

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单词	donative
释义	donative [ don-uh-tiv, doh-nuh- ] / ˈdɒn ə tɪv, ˈdoʊ nə- / noun a gift or donation. Origin of donative 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin dōnātīvum, noun use of neuter of dōnātīvus gratuitous, equivalent to dōnāt(us) (see donation) + -īvus-ive Words nearby donative Donatello, Donath-Landsteiner phenomenon, donation, donation land, Donatist, donative, donatory, Donatus, Donau, Donbass, Doncaster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for donative That every convent and monastery should pay a donative, proportionable to its riches and rents. Fox's Book of Martyrs\|John Foxe I may here mention that the anomaly of “donative” benefices was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1898. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood\|J. Conway Walter Galba undid himself by that speech, legi a se militem, non emi; for it put the soldiers out of hope of the donative. Essays\|Francis Bacon Even the donative of Constantine to the Roman bishop Silvester was declared to be a pitiable fiction. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5\|Various Had not the donative antimacassar already established a claim upon the Treachers' gratitude? Major Vigoureux\|A. T. Quiller-Couch British Dictionary definitions for donative donative / (ˈdəʊnətɪv) / noun a gift or donation a benefice capable of being conferred as a gift adjective of or like a donation being or relating to a benefice Word Origin for donative C15: from Latin dōnātīvum donation made to soldiers by a Roman emperor, from dōnāre to present Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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