Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary; considerate. 2. (a.) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute; as, the respective connections of society. 3. (a.) Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own; as, they returned to their respective places of abode. 4. (a.) Fitted to awaken respect. 5. (a.) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.

Multi-Version Concordance Respective (1 Occurrence) Leviticus 10:1 Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them. (See NAS)