DATIVES

Noun

datives

plural of dative

Anagrams

• avidest, vistaed

Source: Wiktionary


DATIVE

Da"tive, a. Etym: [L. dativus appropriate to giving, fr. dare to give. See 2d Date.]

1. (Gram.)

Definition: Noting the case of a noun which expresses the remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by to or for with the objective.

2. (Law) (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will and pleasure, as an office. (b) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of an officer. (c) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being cast upon a party by the law. Burril. Bouvier. Dative executor, one appointed by the judge of probate, his office answering to that of an administrator.

Da"tive, n. Etym: [L. dativus.]

Definition: The dative case. See Dative, a.,

1.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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