flagellativeadj.
/ˈfladʒəleɪtɪv/ rare.
= flagellatory adj.
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society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [adjective]
flagellative1836
flagellatory1838
vapulary1864
vapulatory1886
1836 E. Howard Rattlin ix He attended to no department of the school but the flagellative.
1903 Daily Chron. 19 Feb. 3/5 All the officers actively concerned in inflicting the late illegal flagellative punishments..should be promptly dealt with.
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adj.1836