Talk:dative

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Rfv-sense (three legal senses). These are directly from 1913 Webster's. I do not find them in modern dictionaries, usage seems to be scant and mostly from 19th century. Should they be tagged "archaic"? --Hekaheka (talk) 13:25, 11 January 2013 (UTC)

In my years of legal practice, I have not come across these, although they may be Britishisms. Here is a 19th century example for the gifting-power sense:

• 1841, East India Company, Great Britain, The law relating to India, and the East-India Company, page 514:

  And be it enacted, that all such regimental debts shall and may be paid without probe paid without probate of any will being obtained, or any letters of administration, or any confirmation of testament, or letters testamentary or dative, being taken out of any person; and the surplus only of such arrears of pay or allowances, prize or bounty-money, equipage, goods, and chattels, or the proceeds thereof, shall be deemed the personal estate of the deceased, for the payment of any duty in respect of any probate, or of any letters of administration or confirmation of testament, or letters testamentary or dative, or for the purpose of distribution as personal estate.

Cheers! bd2412 T 02:19, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

Marked the legal senses as "archaic". Rfv closed. --Hekaheka (talk) 20:26, 25 March 2013 (UTC)