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presentee

[ prez-uhn-tee ]

noun

  1. a person to whom something is presented. present.
  2. a person who is presented, present, as to a benefice.
  3. a debutante.


presentee

/ ˌprɛzənˈtiː /

noun

  1. a person who is presented, as at court
  2. a person to whom something is presented
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of presentee1

From Anglo-French, dating back to 1490–1500; present 2, -ee
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Example Sentences

Whatever be the event, first of all the presentee cannot complain, if he is rejected only for proved insufficiency.

It leaves to the presbytery the full power to judge whether the presentee is fit for that charge.

Admission by licence is the correct course; but by the desire of the presentee himself institution is sometimes granted.

When the bishop has refused to admit a presentee, the patron cannot present him again in respect of the same vacancy.

If a bishop refuses to admit a presentee on a ground specified in sect.

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