PUTATIVE
\pjˈuːtətˌɪv], \pjˈuːtətˌɪv], \p_j_ˈuː_t_ə_t_ˌɪ_v]\
Definitions of PUTATIVE
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commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth"
By Princeton University
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commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the reputed (or purported) author of the book"; "the supposed date of birth"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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party;" but it is now used in relation to any kind of partition proceedings. See Seiders v. Giles, 141 Pa. 93, 21 AU. 014.
By Henry Campbell Black
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p[=u]'t[=a]-tiv, adj. supposed: reputed: commonly supposed to be.--n. PUT[=A]'TION, act of considering, estimation.--PUTATIVE MARRIAGE, a marriage prohibited by canon law, but entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties. [Fr.,--L. putativus--put[=a]re, -[=a]tum, to suppose.]
By Thomas Davidson
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