donative
Americannoun
noun
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a gift or donation
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a benefice capable of being conferred as a gift
adjective
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of or like a donation
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being or relating to a benefice
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The officials said that in the measures announced Monday, the United States would lift the cap on family remittances, previously set to $1,000 per quarter, and authorize donative remittances to non-family members.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2022
That every convent and monastery should pay a donative, proportionable to its riches and rents.
From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by John Foxe
The victorious leader distributed as a donative the money collected for the tribute, and the acclamations of the soldiers proclaimed him emperor on the field of battle.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 by Henry Hart Milman
Let a donative be distributed among them; and, 'by-the-bye, I have always forgotten it, your legion should be called the Legion of Syria.
From Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
It was not easy, however, to avoid the good Doctor from La Force, who gave them a donative and looked at the girl with deep professional interest.
From Orphans of the Storm by Henry MacMahon
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