donative noun & adjective. ['dǝʊnǝtɪv] LME.
[Latin donativum largesse, from donat-: see DONATION, -IVE.]
A. noun.
1. A donation, a gift, a bounty, esp. given formally or officially. LME.

2. Ecclesiastical History. A benefice which is not presentative but given directly. M16.
b. adjective. Of the nature of a donative; esp. (Ecclesiastical History) (of a benefice) vesting or vested by donation (opp. PRESENTATIVE adjective 2). M16.

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