Donative

·noun A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present.

II. Donative ·adj Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson.

III. Donative ·noun A benefice conferred on a person by the founder or patron, without either presentation or institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders. ·see the Note under Benefice, ·noun, 3.