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collative

UK/kəˈleɪtɪv/

collative adjective: having the power of conferring.

Adjective

collative (not comparable)

  1. Having the power of conferring.
  2. In which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron.

Forms of collative

alternative formcollatiue

Origin of collative

From the Latin collātīvus (“brought together, collected, joint”). Compare the French collatif.

Words that rhyme with collative

18 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about collative

What does collative mean?
Collative means having the power of conferring.
What part of speech is collative?
Collative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce collative?
Collative is pronounced /kəˈleɪtɪv/ (UK).

Words near collative in the dictionary

  1. collationers
  2. collationing
  3. collations
  4. collatitious
  5. collatiue
  6. collative
  7. collator
  8. collators
  9. collats
  10. Collatz conjecture
  11. collaud

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