dispositive Meaning, Definition & Usage

Dis*pos"i*tive adjective
Etymology
Cf. F. dispositif.
Definitions
  1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. Obs.
    His dispositive wisdom and power. Bates.
  2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. Obs. "Dispositive holiness." Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1913