Donative - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdɑːnətɪv|
Brit.
|ˈdəʊnətɪv|
adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or being a donation
noun
- A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
- (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.
- (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.
Extra examples
...the support of the military was bought with a large donative to a couple of well-placed generals...
...regarded her annual bonus as a just recompense for her job performance and not as some corporate donative...
This living was a donative, from the dissolution of the monasteries. (J.C. Cox)
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