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Webster 1913 Edition


Volitive

Vol′i-tive

,
Adj.
[See
Volition
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will.
“They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.”
Sir M. Hale.
2.
(Gram.)
Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.

Webster 1828 Edition


Volitive

VOL'ITIVE

,
Adj.
Having the power to will.
They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.