Associations to the word «Donative»

Wiktionary

DONATIVE, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a donation
DONATIVE, noun. A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
DONATIVE, noun. (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke