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Rexive, Rextive (or -ivé), adj. and adv. Appar. abbreviated forms of Respective adj. or Respectivé adv. — 1567 Acts III 9/1.
Eftir that I had knokit sex knokis at ilkane of the ȝettis thairof rextiue 1615 Nugae Scoticae 11.
Thir things were done day, place, yeir of (God) and of our sovereign lord's raigne, rexive above-written 1631 Kennedy Aberd. Ann. II 224.
Whilkis persones electit … to the saidis officis rexive 1641 Acts V 448/1.
In the saidis places and offices rextiue Ib. 448/2. 1674 Justiciary Ct. Rec. II 261.
In the year 1668 and subsequent years, months and days of the said rexive years 1693 Irvine Deeds (Dispn. Francis & Baillie to Gray).
And in & to the rexive bonds of corroboratne 1718 Fraser P. 165.