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Meaning of "donative" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DONATIVE

From Latin dōnātīvum donation made to soldiers by a Roman emperor, from dōnāre to present.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DONATIVE

donative  [ˈdəʊnətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DONATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Donative can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DONATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

donative

Donativum

Donativum was the name given to the gifts of money dispersed to the soldiers of the Roman legions or to the Praetorian Guard by the Roman Emperors. The purpose of the donativa varied: some were expressions of gratitude for favors received, and others outright bribery for favors expected in return. Donativa were normally rendered at the beginning of each new emperor's reign. During the 2nd and 3rd centuries, this form of bribery became a crucial part of any successful ruler in Rome. Such was the case with many of the soldier-emperors from 235 to 248. The Praetorian Guard, intimate to the emperor's person, was an even greater threat to security. The cohorts stationed in Rome were difficult to appease and quick to commit assassination. The donativum thus provided a terrific way to purchase the Guards' support and loyalty. Emperor Augustus bequeathed the Praetorian Guard a substantial sum in his will, but it was not until Tiberius' reign that gifts of money were thought mandatory. The Praetorian Guard received such gifts for turning a blind eye when Sejanus, their prefect, fell from power.

Definition of donative in the English dictionary

The first definition of donative in the dictionary is a gift or donation. Other definition of donative is a benefice capable of being conferred as a gift. Donative is also of or like a donation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DONATIVE


agglutinative
əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv
alternative
ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv
carminative
ˈkɑːmɪnətɪv
conative
ˈkɒnətɪv
coordinative
kəʊˈɔːdɪnətɪv
denominative
dɪˈnɒmɪnətɪv
determinative
dɪˈtɜːmɪnətɪv
discriminative
dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv
dominative
ˈdɒmɪnətɪv
eliminative
ɪˈlɪmɪnətɪv
fascinative
ˈfæsɪnətɪv
germinative
ˈdʒɜːmɪnətɪv
illuminative
ɪˈluːmɪnətɪv
imaginative
ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv
nominative
ˈnɒmɪnətɪv
originative
əˈrɪdʒɪnətɪv
recriminative
rɪˈkrɪmɪnətɪv
ruminative
ˈruːmɪnətɪv
sanative
ˈsænətɪv
unimaginative
ˌʌnɪˈmædʒɪnətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DONATIVE

donah
Donald
Donar
donary
donatary
donate
Donatello
donation
Donatism
Donatist
donatistic
donatistical
donator
donatory
Donatus
Donau
Donbas
Donbass
Doncaster
donder

WORDS THAT END LIKE DONATIVE

active
administrative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
operative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of donative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «donative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DONATIVE

Find out the translation of donative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of donative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «donative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赠与
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

donative
570 millions of speakers

English

donative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تبرعي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дарственная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

donativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

don
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Derma
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

donative
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

供与
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공여
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Donor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật tặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

donative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देणगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağışa ait
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

donativo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

donacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дарча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

donative
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

donative
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cadeau
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

donative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

donative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of donative

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DONATIVE»

The term «donative» is normally little used and occupies the 126.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DONATIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about donative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DONATIVE»

Discover the use of donative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to donative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Property: Examples & Explanations
(a). Donative. Intent. For a gift to be effective the donor must intend to make the gift. Mere delivery is not a gift. The delivery, after all, may have been part of a loan , or a bailment. Courts are suspicious of the claim that a gift was made, and will ...
D. Barlow Burke, Joseph A. Snoe, 2008
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The Nature of the Common Law
To illustrate, assume the following hypothetical, which bears at least a rough resemblance to the law: In Case A the court announced the rule that an unrelied- upon donative promise is unenforceable. Call this the basic rule. Applicable social ...
Melvin Aron Eisenberg, 1991
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A New Law-dictionary: Containing the Interpretation and ...
1 LIU- 488- There may be a Donative of the King's Gift with Cure of Souls, as the Church of the, Tower of London -is: And if such Donative be procured for Mo- thin the Statute of Simony. Mich, i five, and exempt from the Ordinary's jurisdiction.
Giles Jacob, Sir John Holt, 2004
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
When the king sounds a church, Sec. donative, it is of course exempted from the ordinary's jurisdiction, though no particular exemption is men:ioned ; and the lord chancellor Ihall visit the fame: and, where the king grants a licence to any ...
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The Theory of Contract Law: New Essays
Making simple affective donative promises enforceable would have the effect of commodifying the gift relationship. Legal enforcement of such promises would move the gifted commodity, rather than the affective relationship, to the forefront ...
Peter Benson, 2001
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A Systematic Arrangement of Lord Coke's First Institute of ...
344 a. of donative advswsons. Vid. sect. 1:33. 5:10. 11 E. Jnr. utr. 3. 8 A55. '29. 31 . 13 Ass. 2. 14- H. 3- Quar. imp. 183. 17 E. 3. 12. 64. 14 H.4.11. F. N. B. 33. c. 16. c.3. Bre- 660. 13 E. 4. 3. 6 H. 7. 14. Vid. sect. 530. 22 H. 6. 26. F. N. B. 35. c.
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A Digest of the Laws of England
L. 344. a. if the donative has a cure. 2. Rol. 341./. 35. R. Tel. 61. [The incumbent of a donative must be 23, in deacons orders, subscribe, read, 13 c. as for any other benefice : but it is not necessary for him to prove the performance of them.
Sir John Comyns, Stewart Kyd, 1793
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The Tax Law of Associations
There are essentially two ways by which a charitable organization can be publicly supported for federal tax law purposes. One way is to be an organization the revenues of which are derived in the form of gifts and grants—a donative charitable ...
Bruce R. Hopkins, 2006
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The law-dictionary: explaining the rise, progress, and ...
DONATIVE, dmmiium.] Is a benefice merely git-en and disposed of by the patron to a man, without either presentation to, or institution by, the Ordinary, or induction by his order. F. N. B. 35. Donatives are so termed, because they began only by ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1797
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The Law-dictionary: Explaining the Rise, Progress, and ...
In the case of a Donative the party is in full possession immediately on the nomination 5 and may maintain an action for money had and received against any person who receives the profits. 1 Term Repi. K. B. 403. When the king founds a ...
Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, 1811

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DONATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term donative is used in the context of the following news items.
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Donors' suit against BYU over charitable donations heard by …
The Siebachs argue BYU failed to honor their donative intent. BYU argues there was no merit, and that the Siebachs were using the donations ... «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
2
Donors suing Brigham Young University for return of their gifts
In addition, correspondence from university officials throughout the years stated "unequivocally" that BYU would honor their donative intent, ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 15»
3
The Charitable Planning Balancing Act
There are any number of ways to structure split-interest gifts depending on the age of donors, their level of donative intent, the type of property ... «WealthManagement.com, Jun 15»
4
The Sacrament of Creation: Toward an Environmental Theology
By being thoroughly itself, a sacrament bodies forth the absolute self-donative love of God that undergirds both it and the entirety of creation. «Commonweal, Jun 15»
5
Why Charitable Donations Are Great for Your Retirement and Estate …
“For those individuals with donative intent, donating assets to charity may not only reduce their estate tax exposure, it can also be used as an ... «TheStreet.com, Jun 15»
6
IRS applies CE type attacks in new bargain sale case
We will likely see additional specious attacks on such transactions based on lack of donative intent and technical foot faults, followed by a ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
7
Conservation Easements - Tax Court Lets Owner Sell Them Or Give …
... petitioners' original return was not a valid “appraisal summary”; and (3) petitioners lacked donative intent because the easement they granted ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
8
Humanizing War and the Dangers of Drone Warfare
... to become a soldier to God: let the man who is to serve thee receive thy donative: I am the soldier of Christ: it is not lawful for me to fight” (iv). «Catholic World Report, May 15»
9
Resolving Sexual Conflict–A Spiritual Response
The more generous, respectful and self-donative you are in every other room in the house relates directly to how generous, respectful and ... «Patheos, Apr 15»
10
Oregon Cultural Trust anticipates record grant making
Betsy Johnson who says: “Had I not been a legislator, I would have sued over violation of donative intent.” Johnson adds: “We have a moral ... «East Oregonian, Apr 15»

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