respective

Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus. Equivalent to respect +‎ -ive.

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• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

respective (not comparable)

1. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

   They returned to their respective places of abode.

   • 2012 August 23, Alasdair Lamont, “Hearts 0-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎:

     Adam and Novikovas swapped long-range efforts, neither of which troubled the respective keepers.

2. (obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
   • Archbishop Sandys

     If you look upon the church of England with a respective eye, you can not […] refuse this charge.

3. (obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.

   the respective connections of society

4. (obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV. iv. 192:

     What should it be that he respects in her / But I can make respective in myself,

5. (obsolete) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
   • Chapman

     With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.

   • Lord Burleigh

     With thy equals familiar, yet respective.

• (relating to particular persons or things): corresponding, relevant, specific

• respectively
• respectiveness
• irrespective

• perceivest

respective

1. feminine singular of respectif

respective

1. Obsolete spelling of respektive