presentee

American  

[prez-uhn-tee] / ˌprɛz ənˈti /

noun

1. a person to whom something is presented.

2. a person who is presented, as to a benefice.

3. a debutante.

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presentee British  

/ ˌprɛzənˈtiː /

noun

1. a person who is presented, as at court

2. a person to whom something is presented

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Etymology

Origin of presentee

From Anglo-French, dating back to 1490–1500; see origin at present ², -ee

Example Sentences

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presentee

When a presentee dropped a coin in confusion, the sweltering King cracked, "Finders keepers!"

From Time Magazine Archive

In case of refusal of one presentee, a lay patron may present another, and a clerical patron may do so after an unsuccessful appeal against the refusal.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Mr Davidson, presentee to Stenton in 1767, and Mr Edward Johnstone, presentee to Moffat in 1743, were objected to for desecrating the Sabbath by shaving on that day.

From At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History by Andrews, William

The father presentee, Fray Francisco Matoces, son of the convent of Santa Catharina Virgen y Martir, of Barzelona.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 by Various

Another pause, the presentee hardly considering himself justified in replying to this observation.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various