Dis-trĭb'ū-tive, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. distributif, Pr. distributiu, Sp., Pg., & It. distributivo.]

Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing, to each his proper share. “Distributive justice.” Swift.
(Logic.) Assigning the various species of a general term.
(Gram.) Expressing separation or division; as, a distributive adjective, such as each, either, every.