Definition of "donative"

donative

/ˈdəʊnətɪv/

adjective
comparative more donative, superlative most donative
1. Being or relating to a donation.
noun
plural donatives
1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity.
  Quotations
  Romans […] were […] entertain'd with public shows and donatives.
  1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: Printed for Jacob Tonson […]
2. (ecclesiastical law) A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.