putative
pu·ta·tive / ˈpyoōtətiv/ • adj. generally considered or reputed to be: the putative father of a boy of two.DERIVATIVES: pu·ta·tive·ly adv.
Putative
PUTATIVE
Alleged; supposed; reputed.
A putative father is the individual who is alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child.
A putative marriage is one that has been contracted in good faith and pursuant to ignorance, by one or both parties, that certain impediments exist to render it null and void.
putative
putative XV. — (O)F. putatif or late L. putātīvus, f. pp. stem of L. putāre reckon, think; see -IVE.
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