donative

& a. [Fr. donatif; from Lat. dona tivum a present, a large , from donatus, pa. par. of do no to give as a present; Ital. & Sp. donativo.] A. As substantive: doney 1. Ord. Lang.: A gift, a present, a large , a gratuity. "The three Lords took down with them thirty-seven you sand pounds in coin, which they were to distribute as a donative among the sailors."-Macaulay: Hist . Eng ., ch. xviii. 2. English Canon Law : A benefice merely given and collated by the patron to a man without either presentation to the ordinary, or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders. "Never did steeple carry double truer; His is the donative and mine the cure." Cleveland. B. As adj .: Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson. do-nā-tõr, s. [Lat.] Law: A donor.