Preparative
Pronunciation : Pre*par"a*tive
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. pr?paratif.]
Definition : Defn: Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory. Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pre*par"a*tive
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative unto sermons." Hooker.
2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary preparatives for our voyage." Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913