RESPONSION
Re*spon"sion (-shn), n. Etym: [L. responsio. See Respond.]
1. The act of answering. [Obs.]
2. (University of Oxford)
Defn: The first university examination; — called also little go. See under Little, a.
RESPONSIVE
Re*spon"sive (-sv), a. Etym: [Cf. F. resposif.]
1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.
2. Suited to something else; correspondent. The vocal lay responsive to the strings. Pope.
3. Responsible. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
— Re*spon"sive*ly, adv.
— Re*spon"sive*ness, n.
RESPONSORIAL
Re`spon*so"ri*al (r`spn*s"r-al), a.
Defn: Responsory; antiphonal. J. H. Newman.