donative

Being or relating to a donation.

Adjective

  1. Being or relating to a donation.

Origin

From Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“to give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”).

Forms

more donative most donative

Derived

donatively

Noun

  1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
    • Romans […]were[…] entertain'd with public shows and donatives. - 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis....
  2. A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.

Forms

donatives