noun. A special donation; a gift.

adjective. Characterized by, constituting, or subject to donation.

Vested or vesting by donation: as, a donative advowson.

noun. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present; a dole.

noun. In canon law, a benefice given and collated to a person by the founder or patron without either presentation, institution, or induction by the ordinary.

adjective. Vested or vesting by donation.

noun. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present.

noun. A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders. See the Note under Benefice, n., 3.

adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a donation

"His house alone contains wealth sufficient to discharge the donative which is never forthcoming, and is daily cast in your teeth."

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