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