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From Medieval Latin volitivus (from volo (“want”) + -ivus), a Scholastic translation of the Ancient Greek θελητικός (thelētikós), from θέλησις (thélēsis, “a will, a willing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
volitive
Today it means: Of or pertaining the will or volition. Full definition →