collative

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UK/kəˈleɪtɪv/

adjective

Having the power of conferring.

OriginLatin collātīvus →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivecollative (not comparable)

alternative collatiue

  1. not comparableHaving the power of conferring.
  2. not comparableecclesiasticalIn which the ordinary (or bishop) is the same person as the patron.

Origin

  1. Latincollātīvus“brought together, collected, joint”
  2. Englishcollative

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

More words from Latin

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Translations

Catalan col·latiu
  • col·latiuof a benefice: in which the ordinary and the patron are the same person
French collatif
  • collatifof a benefice: in which the ordinary and the patron are the same person

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with collative

creativedativestativelativeuncreativeanticreativecastrativeconstativedictativedilativeelativeequativeflativeillativeinduplicativeinflativeinnativemiscreativemutativenear-nativenon-nativeoptativeplacativeprecreative
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Anagrams

Vallecito
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APA

collative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collative

MLA

“collative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collative.

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