Main Entry: pu·ta·tive

Pronunciation: \ˈpyü-tə-tiv\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin putativus, from Latin putatus, past participle of putare to think

Date: 15th century

1 : commonly accepted or supposed
2 : assumed to exist or to have existed

— pu·ta·tive·ly adverb