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collative (iou)



collative adjective. E17.
[In sense 1 from Latin collativus, formed as COLLATE + -IVE; in senses 2, 3 from COLLATE + -IVE, perh. through French collatif.]
Of a conferred or bestowed kind. Only in E17.
Of the nature of or formed by contribution. M17-E19.
That confers or can confer. (Foll. by of.) M17.
Ecclesiastical. Where the Ordinary collates. E18.