Propositus
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Anderson (1889), Stimson (1881), Abbott (1879)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
One proposed.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat. The person proposed; the person from whom a descent is traced.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Put forward; proposed: the person from whom descent is reckoned. 2 See Ancestor.
Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law
Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881
The person proposed, taken as an
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Put forward; placed forth; proposed. In computing descents, the individual (real or imaginary) from whom descent is considered to be reckoned is called the propositus.