单词 | donative |
释义 | donative/ˈdəʊnətɪv![]() rare noun A donation, especially one given formally or officially as a largesse.At every door in succession, a shout is raised, and the inhabitants severally come forth, and bestow their kindly greetings and donatives of money....
adjective 1Given as a donation.Within Littoralist art practice, donative art strategies extend the language of the altruistic gift into a more politically efficacious education about the nature of gift giving and reciprocity....
1.1 historical (Of a benefice) given directly, not presentative. OriginLate Middle English: from Latin donativum 'gift, largesse', from donat- 'given', from the verb donare (see donation). |
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