noun
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a person who is presented, as at court
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a person to whom something is presented
Etymology
Origin of presentee
From Anglo-French, dating back to 1490–1500; see origin at present 2, -ee
Example Sentences
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When a presentee dropped a coin in confusion, the sweltering King cracked, "Finders keepers!"
From Time Magazine Archive
The Auchterarder presbytery, for their part in the affair, were prosecuted in the Court of Session by the injured parties—Lord Kinnoul, the patron, and Mr Young, the presentee.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various
The Auchterarder presbytery, for their part in this affair, were prosecuted in the Court of Session by the injured parties—Lord Kinnoul, the patron, and Mr. Young, the presentee.
From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by De Quincey, Thomas
His Royal Highness was not one of those accomplished princes whose pride it is to know the name, the family, the pursuits, and predilections of each new presentee.
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
We borrow the last word from the hill folk, the presentee landlords; the producers, or, to put it quite bluntly, the workers.
From Copper Streak Trail by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
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