Meaning

2 senses
  1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity.

  2. A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.

Origin

From Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“to give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”

From Latin dōnātīvum (“a gratuity”), from dōnō (“to give [a present]”), from dōnum (“gift”).

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Forms

plural: donatives
Singulardonative
Pluraldonatives

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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