The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compensative
Compensative \Com*pen"sa*tive\, a. [LL. compensativus.] Affording compensation.
Compensative
Compensative \Com*pen"sa*tive\, n.
Compensation. [R.]
--Lamb.
Wiktionary
compensative
a. that compensates (for); compensatory n. (context obsolete English) compensation
WordNet
compensative
adj. compensating for [syn: countervailing, offsetting, compensatory]
Usage examples of "compensative".
It is in all newly-settled countries, as among the rustic population of most nations, that the absence of the compensative resources of wealth leads to a singular and unreserved freedom among the people.