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dătĭo, ōnis, f. [do], the act of giving, allotting, distributing; giving up, surrender (good prose, but rare).

  1. I. Prop.: in datione, Varr. R. R. 3, 9 fin.: legum ( = latio), * Cic. Agr. 2, 22, 60: signi dationem Palamedes invenit, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202: legati, opp. ademptio legati, Dig. 34, 4, 14: partis, ib. 45, 1, 2.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. The right to give or convey away property: right of alienation, * Liv. 39, 19.
    2. B. A gift (eccl. Lat.): datio Dei permanet pistis, Vulg. Sirach. 11, 17.

Dātis, ĭdis, m. (Δᾶτις), a general of the Medes, Nep. Milt. 4, 1; 5, 4.

dătīvus, a, um, adj. [do], of or belonging to giving, given, appointed.

  1. I. In jurid. Lat.: dativi tutores "qui nominatim testamento dantur," Gai. Inst. 1, § 149.
  2. II. In gram.: dativus casus, or absol. da-tivus, i, m., the dative, Quint. 1, 7, 18; 7, 9, 13; Gell. 4, 16, 3 et saep. (cf. casus dandi, Varr. L. L. 8, 18, 112; 10, 2, 165; Nigid. ap. Gell. 13, 25, 4; Gell. 4, 16, 4 al.).