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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Hortative

Hôr'ta-tive, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. hortatīvus. See supra.] Giving exhortation; advisory.

Hôr'ta-tive, n.

noun

n. A precept given to incite or encourage; exhortation. For soldiers, I find the general, commonly, in their hortatives, put men in mind of their wives and children. Bacon.