presentativemedical dictionary

1. Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are presentative, collative, or donative.

2. Admitting the presentation of a clergyman; as, a presentative parsonage.

3. <psychology> Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties. "The latter term, presentative faculty, I use . . . In contrast and correlation to a "representative faculty."" (Sir W. Hamilton)

(01 Mar 1998)