presentative

Meanings

1. Presenting, or able to represent, an idea in the mind.
2. Of a benefice, or the advowsons, tithes, etc., associated with a benefice: that a patron has the right to present.
3. Serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.
4. Of or pertaining to a presentation (“an image formed in the mind after an object is perceived”).
5. Synonym of representative (“representing another, or representing a larger group”).
6. Of or pertaining to an act of presenting or giving an object to someone.

1. A construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor.

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Latin praesentativus (“that presents for consideration”) + English -ive (suffix signifying belonging or relating to, of the nature of, serving to, or tending to, forming adjectives). Praesentativus is from Latin praesentātus (“presented, exhibited, or shown”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives); while praesentātus is the perfect passive participle of praesentō (“to present, exhibit, or show”), from praesēns (“at hand, present; existing; immediate; prompt; propitious; (grammar) present”) (the present active participle of praesum (“to be before something; to be in charge of; to command, lead; to preside or rule over”), from prae- (prefix meaning ‘before, in front; in charge’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“before; in front”)) + sum (“to be, exist, have”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”))) + -tō (frequentative suffix). The English word is analysable as present + -ative. The noun sense (“construct that serves to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”) is derived from adjective sense 3 (“serving to present something, or draw it to the attention of the interlocutor”).