remissivus

rĕmissīvus, a, um, adj. [remitto] (late Lat.).

• In medicine, relaxing, laxative: relaxare tumentia rebus congruis et remissivis, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 4.—
• II In gram.: adverbia, formed to express the idea in a weakened or moderated sense, remissive (like pedetentim, paulatim, sensim, etc.), Prisc. p. 1021 P.

remissīvus, a, um (remitto), I) als mediz. t. t., nachlassen machend, v. Arzneien, Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 3, 4, 31. – II) als gramm. t. t., eine Schwächung (Milderung) bezeichnend, adverbia (wie pedetemtim, paulatim, sensim), Prisc. 15, 35.

remissivus [LL] 1 (gram.) that implies diminished intensity. alia [adverbia sunt] ~a: pedetentim, paulatim, sensim Alcuin Gram. 888A; sume [sc. adverbia] syndon ~a, þæt synd aslacigendlice, paulatim lytlum Ælf. Gram. 228. 2 slack, lax, negligent. hec ~am obedienciam a priore postulavit W. Dan. Ailred 22. 3 that confers absolution; b (of jubilee year). de operibus misericordie ~is ita constat Gir. GE I 5 p. 18; sacri olei ~am unctionem postulavit J. Furness Walth. 89; aliqua penitencia est ~a peccati Bradw. CD 406.  b annus quinquagesima vocatur jubileus ~us Kilwardby Jejun. 165; anno domini MCCC fuit annus jubileus sive ~us Chr. S. Edm. 74; 1469 jubileus ‥ annus remissionis vel ~us interpretatur Lit. Cant. III 247. 4 that conveys a reply. c1300 vestra littera ~a (Lit. Thes. Anglie) Chr. Rams. 390; declaracio epistole regis Alexandri misse philosopho Aristotili et de ejus ~a responsione Milemete Nob. 4.

rĕmissīvus, a, um (remitto), ¶ 1 [médec.] émollient : C. Aur. Acut. 3, 4, 31 ¶ 2 [gramm.] qui exprime une atténuation, une idée de progression lente : Prisc. Gramm. 15, 35.