† optiveadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Characterized or constituted by choosing; elective. tutor optive n. [after classical Latin tūtor optīvus] a tutor (tutor n. 2b) chosen by the person to be protected.
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the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [adjective]
room1481
optative1611
optive1656
optional1766
the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [adjective] > having right to choose a guardian
optive1656
optative1875
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Optive, see Adoptive.
1880 J. Muirhead tr. Gaius Institutes i. 61 Tutors appointed in a testament by express nomination are called tutors dative; those selected in virtue of a power of option, tutors optive.
1976 J. A. C. Thomas Textbk. Rom. Law 464 A husband could appoint a tutor testamentarius for his wife in manu but, in doing so, could give her a choice between a number of persons among whom she would naturally choose the one prepared to accede to her every wish: such a guardian was termed tutor optivus.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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