supererogative, a. rare.
(ˌs(j)uːpərɪˈrɒgətɪv)
[f. late L. superērogāt- (see supererogate) + -ive.]
= supererogatory.
| 1599 Sandys Europæ Spec. xlii. (1605) P j, Their spirituall treasure of super[er]ogative [ed. 1629 Supererogatorie] workes. 1611 A. Stafford Niobe ii. 61 A fellow..who can iustlie brag of nothing of his owne, but liues vpon the supererogatiue deedes of his Ancestours. 1641 Milton Animadv. ii. 15 O new and never-heard of Supererogative heighth of wisdome and charity in our Liturgie! |