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
Example Sentences
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When a presentee dropped a coin in confusion, the sweltering King cracked, "Finders keepers!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Hough and his ejected brethren assembled and presented a clerk; and the Bishop of Gloucester, in whose diocese the living lay, instituted their presentee without hesitation.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 2 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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 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
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