effectivus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

effectīvus, a, um, adj. [efficio],

effective , productive : causa, velut pater filii, Boëth. in Porphyr. 2, p. 58 al.—Esp. as, subst.: effectīva , ae, f. (sc. ars), practical art , productive art : sed effectivae quoque aliquid simile scriptis orationibus consequetur, Quint. 2, 18, 5.