Col*lect"ive (?), a. [L. collectivus: cf. F. collectif.]
1.
Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
Bp. Hoadley.
2.
Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
[Obs.] "Critical and
collective reason."
Sir T. Browne.
3. Gram.
Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly, army, juri, etc.
4.
Tending to collect; forming a collection.
Local is his throne . . . to fix a point,
A central point, collective of his sons.
Young.
5.
Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.
Collective fruit Bot., that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.
Gray.
© Webster 1913.
Col*lect"ive, n. Gram.
A collective noun or name.
© Webster 1913.