approbative, a. arch.
(ˈæprəbeɪtɪv)
[a. Fr. approbatif, -ive, ad. L. approbātīv-us, f. approbāt-: see approbate and -ive.]
Characterized by approving; expressing approbation or approval.
| 1611 Cotgr., Approbatif, approbative, approving. 1643 Bramhall Serpent-Salve Wks. 1844 III. 391 There is a vast difference between..an approbative consent..and an active consent. 1678 Gale Crt. Gentiles III. 17 His [God's] approbative wil whereby he declares what he approves and what he disapproves. 1786 Tooke Purley (1798) I. 111 Get rid of that farrago of useless distinctions into..Effective, Approbative, Discretive. 1828 Webster cites Milner. |