donative

 [don-uh-tiv, doh-nuh-]  

don·a·tive

   [don-uh-tiv, doh-nuh-]
noun
a gift or donation.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dōnātīvum, noun use of neuter of dōnātīvus gratuitous, equivalent to dōnāt(us) (see donation) + -īvus -ive
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donative (ˈdəʊnətɪv)
 
—n
1.  a gift or donation
2.  a benefice capable of being conferred as a gift
 
—adj
3.  of or like a donation
4.  being or relating to a benefice
 
[C15: from Latin dōnātīvum donation made to soldiers by a Roman emperor, from dōnāre to present]

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