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occupative, a. rare.|ˈɒkjʊpətɪv|
[f. L. occupāt-, ppl. stem of occupāre + -ive: cf. F. occupatif (15th c. in Godef.).]
Characterized by occupying or being occupied; in Law, held by a tenure based upon occupation (see occupation 1).
1656Blount Glossogr. s.v., An Occupative Field, is that which, being deserted by its proper owner, or tiller, is possessed by another. 1894Spectator 24 Feb. 269 The saying of the Neapolitan Carracioli—‘The throne of Russia is not hereditary or elective, but occupative’. |