predicator

[ pred-i-key-ter ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. the verbal element of a clause or sentence.

predicator

/ ˈprɛdɪˌkeɪtə /

noun

1. (in systemic grammar) the part of a sentence or clause containing the verbal group; one of the four or five major components into which clauses can be divided, the others being subject, object, adjunct, and (in some versions of the grammar) complement

Word History and Origins

Origin of predicator¹

1425–75 for an earlier sense; late Middle English: preacher < Latin praedicātor publicizer; predicate, -tor

Example Sentences

Ad hoc quidam predicator dixit: Nullo modo videtur quod papa novit intencionem beati francisci, quod probo sic.

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