"mandative" meaning in English

See mandative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mandative [comparative], most mandative [superlative]
Etymology: mandate + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mandate|ive}} mandate + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} mandative (comparative more mandative, superlative most mandative)
  1. Indicates the quality of being a command, or being related to the command.
    Sense id: en-mandative-en-adj-km0yeLvZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 82 18
  2. (grammar, not comparable) Noting the imperative use of the subjunctive, as in "I insist that he leave immediately". Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-mandative-en-adj--nAF-iY- Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: English subjunctive

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