obligative

[ ob-li-gey-tiv ]

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adjective

implying or involving obligation:
an obligative commitment.

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un·obli·gative adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obligative¹

1590–1600; < Latin obligāt ( us ) ( obligate ) + -ive

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Mode, definition of, 61; indicative 62-63, 88-100; infinitive, 80, 83, 91, 99; imperative, 91, 98; obligative, 90, footnote; participal, 80-82, 91, 99-100; potential, of, 90-91, 97-98; subjunctive, 61-62, 88-100.

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obligational authority obligato

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obligative

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