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
Donald's minister, John Balfour of Nigg—a man whose memory is still honoured in the north—died in middle life, and an unpopular presentee was obtruded on the people.
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Hugh Miller
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
In 1834 she passed the Veto Act, giving power to "the major part of the male heads of families, members of the vacant congregation," in any parish to get quit of an unpopular presentee.
From Chronicles of Strathearn by W. B. Macdougall
The bishop is bound to induct if he find the clergyman canonically qualified, and a refusal on his part is subject to an appeal to an ecclesiastical court either by patron or by presentee.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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