Definition of putative Putative
/pjuˈtʌtɪv/ - [pyututiv] - pu•ta•tive
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What does putative mean?
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| putative - purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; "the foundling's putative father"; "the putative author of the book" |
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Wiktionary 
- putative (Adjective)
Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- putative (a.)
Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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putative
pū′tā-tiv, adj. supposed: reputed: commonly supposed to be.—n. Putā′tion, act of considering, estimation.—Putative marriage, a marriage prohibited by canon law, but entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties. [Fr.,—L. putativus—putāre, -ātum, to suppose.]
