re ‧ spec ‧ tive /rɪˈspektɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ respect ≠ ↑ disrespect , ↑ respectability , ↑ respecter , ↑ respectfulness ; adjective : ↑ respectable , ↑ respected , ↑ respectful ≠ ↑ disrespectful , ↑ respective ; adverb : ↑ respectably , ↑ respectfully ≠ ↑ disrespectfully , ↑ respectively ; verb : ↑ respect ≠ ↑ disrespect ]
used before a plural noun to refer to the different things that belong to each separate person or thing mentioned:
We all went back to our respective homes to wait for news.
the respective roles of teachers and students