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
Had not the donative antimacassar already established a claim upon the Treachers' gratitude?
From Major Vigoureux by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
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 Milman, Henry Hart
As for the Sajo who shall have wilfully transgressed the limit of our commands, he shall lose his donative, and—which is the heaviest of all punishments—our favour also.
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas
A liberal donative to the soldiers, by whom I was fondly beloved, would have secured their fidelity, and consequently would have forced the Senate and people to yield to my inclination.
From Dialogues of the Dead by Morley, Henry
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