propositus
noun
the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
propositi
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pluralof propositus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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No true man need blush that he has loved such a woman: and you are both true men, if a trifle obstinate—justi et tenaces propositi.
From The Blue Pavilions by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Louis XVIII. remained alone, and turning his eyes on his half-opened Horace, muttered,— "Justum et tenacem propositi virum."
From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père
Sandys, J.E. —his speech presenting Huxley for LL.D. at Cambridge. —letter to: —"tenax propositi".
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Leonard Huxley
"I know no one," remarked one of his friends and admirers, "to whom the description of Horace, Justum et tenacem propositi virum, could be applied with greater truth"; and the tribute was a deserved one.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by David Hunter Blair
And how much depends on this, may be seen by comparing Brady and Tate's 15th psalm with Blacklock's Justum et tenacem propositi virum of Horace, quoted in Hume's History, Car.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 by Thomas Jefferson Randolph
