propositus
Americannoun
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Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
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Genetics. proband.
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law the person from whom a line of descent is traced
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Also called (esp US): proband. med the first patient to be investigated in a family study, to whom all relationships are referred
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Etymology
Origin of propositus
1925–30; < New Latin, special use of past participle of Latin prōpōnere to set forth, propound
Example Sentences
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The private apartments of the palace were governed by a favorite eunuch, who, in the language of that age, was styled the propositus, or præfect of the sacred bed-chamber.
From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 by Milman, Henry Hart
It may be that when our arboreal propositus descended from his palm-tree and began to walk upright about the earth, his progeny were forthwith committed to a journey in which to-day is only a way-station.
From Modern Essays by Ayres, Harry Morgan
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