presenteen.¹

Brit.

/ˌprɛznˈtiː/, U.S.

/ˌprɛznˈti/

Forms: 1500s presentée, 1600s– presentee.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French presenté , présenté ; present v., -ee suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman presenté, presentee and Middle French, French présenté member of the clergy presented for institution to a benefice (a1352 or earlier in Anglo-Norman (compare quot. 1351-2); earlier in Old French in sense ‘accused who has been placed on trial’ (13th cent.)), person presented at court (a1798), use as noun of past participle of présenter present v. In later use probably partly also < present v. + -ee suffix¹.Compare the following example of Anglo-Norman presentee in sense 1a:1351–2 Rolls of Parl. II. 244/1 Vos Presentees sont a yceux Benefices ensi receuz.

1. A person presented.

a. Ecclesiastical Law. A member of the clergy presented for institution to a benefice (see present v. 2a).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > benefice > advowson > [noun] > one who is presented to benefice with

postulate1497

presentee1576

donative1651

collatee1703

patronee1807

1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 203 King Iohn..presented a Clarke to the Churche, and..commaunded by his writ, that his presentee should be admitted.

c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 132 I have..shewed to him as your mastership presented in after the deith of the last Incumbent, which presentee was in by the space of iiii or v dayes at the least.

1639 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) 1st Ser. V. 94 The vickaridge of colligan, fallen voide by the death of Thomas Vyning, my laste presentee.

1712 T. Stavely Hist. Churches Eng. xi. 182 But for Simony, it is esteemed the more odious, in that it is always accompanied with Perjury, for the Presentee is Sworn to commit no Simony.

1753 Scots Mag. 15 86/1 The people of the parish had no colour of an objection to the presentee.

1794 J. Vaillant tr. J. Dyer Rep. Cases III. 254b That the presentee is a haunter of taverns and unlawful games, which are mala prohibita only, is no cause for the bishop to refuse to admit him.

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian II. iv. 63 As for the reverend person of whom he had spoken, he was candidate by favour of the Duke of Argyle (for David would not for the universe have called him presentee) for the kirk of the parish in which their farm was situated, and he was likely to be highly acceptable unto the Christian souls of the parish.

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters ii. 31 Donald's minister..died in middle life, and an unpopular presentee was obtruded on the people.

1884 Sir C. E. Pollock in Law Times Rep. 19 Apr. 239/1 The bishop wrote to the plaintiff that..he was obliged to refuse to institute his presentee.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 243/2 In case of refusal of one presentee, a lay patron may present another.

1983 K. M. MacMorran & K. J. T. Elphinstone Handbk. for Churchwardens & Parochial Church Councillors vi. 53 Under the Benefices Act 1898, the bishop can refuse to institute a presentee if, at the date of the vacancy, not more than one year has elapsed since a transfer of the advowson.

b. A person presented at court. Also (now chiefly U.S.): a debutante presented at a ball.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of

(man, woman) of fashion1702

fashionablea1800

taste-meter1814

presentee1822

societarian1841

viveur1845

fashion-fly1868

socialite1909

celebutante1939

jet-setter1959

Sloanie1982

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 276/1 In the palace, the presentees were crowded into a mob.

1897 Daily News 12 May 9/3 The latest ‘presentees’ had not all returned from the Drawing Room.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 13 May 2/1 Carriages bringing the presentees awaited their turn in the palace courtyard instead of on the mall.

1967 Valley News (Van Nuys, Ca.) 15 June (Living section) Mrs. Emmett introduced mothers of the presentees, who in turn introduced their daughters and presented them with medallions fashioned in the shape of miniature gold crowns set with five pearls.

1991 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Jan. 23/1 Those favoured few who are actually to be introduced to Her Majesty were arranged in a sort of horseshoe... The spouses of the presentees were not to be included in the introduction.

2003 Macon (Georgia) Tel. (Nexis) 21 Dec. f2 The presentees carried bouquets of magnolia leaves and red Christmas balls tied with red ribbons.

c. A person nominated or recommended for any office or position. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > nomination to office > fact of being nominated > one who is nominated

elite?a1400

electc1425

electee1593

nominate1599

nominee1688

nomination1833

presentee1838

1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 176 The form of trial [for new judges]..consists in the presentee, or Lord Probationer as he is called, hearing and reporting, and delivering an opinion on certain of the causes depending in court.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 14 May 8/1 In one old case the court rejected a nominee as not being duly qualified,..which led to the passing of an Act, which provided that, even if the presentee is reported not to be qualified, the Crown may nevertheless insist on his admission.

1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. d. 26/4 The president of the N.H.L. made it clear that the board might decline admission to any of the presentees at this time.

2. A person to whom something is presented; the recipient of a present or gift.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of something presented

presentee1843

1843 J. R. Morrison Let. in E. Thomason Mem. (1845) II. 363 Sir Edward Thomason's lists of his medals were given to the High Commissioner, Hwang and Hien Tajins, with an explanation of Sir Edward's wish to lay them before his Imperial Majesty for acceptance. They seemed pleased with the feelings which..actuated the presentee.

1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 385 The frequency of testimonials does not lessen their effect to the presentee.

1874–7 H. Taylor Autobiogr. (1885) II. xii. 167 Most presentees would rather dispense with the present than have to invent the necessary letters of eulogy and thanks.

1988 Marketing (Nexis) 27 Oct. How much more glum the presentees, or audience, who can't interrupt for hours at a stretch and also have to decrypt the presenters' appalling visual aids.

1989 Newsday (Nexis) 8 May 14 Both the presenter and the presentee denied the award was in any way geared to help Giuliani's campaign.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	presentee
释义	presenteen.¹ Brit. /ˌprɛznˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌprɛznˈti/ Forms: 1500s presentée, 1600s– presentee. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French presenté , présenté ; present v., -ee suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < Anglo-Norman presenté, presentee and Middle French, French présenté member of the clergy presented for institution to a benefice (a1352 or earlier in Anglo-Norman (compare quot. 1351-2); earlier in Old French in sense ‘accused who has been placed on trial’ (13th cent.)), person presented at court (a1798), use as noun of past participle of présenter present v. In later use probably partly also < present v. + -ee suffix¹.Compare the following example of Anglo-Norman presentee in sense 1a:1351–2 Rolls of Parl. II. 244/1 Vos Presentees sont a yceux Benefices ensi receuz. 1. A person presented. a. Ecclesiastical Law. A member of the clergy presented for institution to a benefice (see present v. 2a). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > benefice > advowson > [noun] > one who is presented to benefice with postulate1497 presentee1576 donative1651 collatee1703 patronee1807 1576 W. Lambarde Perambulation of Kent 203 King Iohn..presented a Clarke to the Churche, and..commaunded by his writ, that his presentee should be admitted. c1613 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 132 I have..shewed to him as your mastership presented in after the deith of the last Incumbent, which presentee was in by the space of iiii or v dayes at the least. 1639 R. Boyle Diary in Lismore Papers (1886) 1st Ser. V. 94 The vickaridge of colligan, fallen voide by the death of Thomas Vyning, my laste presentee. 1712 T. Stavely Hist. Churches Eng. xi. 182 But for Simony, it is esteemed the more odious, in that it is always accompanied with Perjury, for the Presentee is Sworn to commit no Simony. 1753 Scots Mag. 15 86/1 The people of the parish had no colour of an objection to the presentee. 1794 J. Vaillant tr. J. Dyer Rep. Cases III. 254b That the presentee is a haunter of taverns and unlawful games, which are mala prohibita only, is no cause for the bishop to refuse to admit him. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian II. iv. 63 As for the reverend person of whom he had spoken, he was candidate by favour of the Duke of Argyle (for David would not for the universe have called him presentee) for the kirk of the parish in which their farm was situated, and he was likely to be highly acceptable unto the Christian souls of the parish. 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters ii. 31 Donald's minister..died in middle life, and an unpopular presentee was obtruded on the people. 1884 Sir C. E. Pollock in Law Times Rep. 19 Apr. 239/1 The bishop wrote to the plaintiff that..he was obliged to refuse to institute his presentee. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 243/2 In case of refusal of one presentee, a lay patron may present another. 1983 K. M. MacMorran & K. J. T. Elphinstone Handbk. for Churchwardens & Parochial Church Councillors vi. 53 Under the Benefices Act 1898, the bishop can refuse to institute a presentee if, at the date of the vacancy, not more than one year has elapsed since a transfer of the advowson. b. A person presented at court. Also (now chiefly U.S.): a debutante presented at a ball. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > fashionable society > [noun] > member of (man, woman) of fashion1702 fashionablea1800 taste-meter1814 presentee1822 societarian1841 viveur1845 fashion-fly1868 socialite1909 celebutante1939 jet-setter1959 Sloanie1982 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 276/1 In the palace, the presentees were crowded into a mob. 1897 Daily News 12 May 9/3 The latest ‘presentees’ had not all returned from the Drawing Room. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 13 May 2/1 Carriages bringing the presentees awaited their turn in the palace courtyard instead of on the mall. 1967 Valley News (Van Nuys, Ca.) 15 June (Living section) Mrs. Emmett introduced mothers of the presentees, who in turn introduced their daughters and presented them with medallions fashioned in the shape of miniature gold crowns set with five pearls. 1991 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Jan. 23/1 Those favoured few who are actually to be introduced to Her Majesty were arranged in a sort of horseshoe... The spouses of the presentees were not to be included in the introduction. 2003 Macon (Georgia) Tel. (Nexis) 21 Dec. f2 The presentees carried bouquets of magnolia leaves and red Christmas balls tied with red ribbons. c. A person nominated or recommended for any office or position. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > nomination to office > fact of being nominated > one who is nominated elite?a1400 electc1425 electee1593 nominate1599 nominee1688 nomination1833 presentee1838 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scotl. 176 The form of trial [for new judges]..consists in the presentee, or Lord Probationer as he is called, hearing and reporting, and delivering an opinion on certain of the causes depending in court. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 14 May 8/1 In one old case the court rejected a nominee as not being duly qualified,..which led to the passing of an Act, which provided that, even if the presentee is reported not to be qualified, the Crown may nevertheless insist on his admission. 1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 Dec. d. 26/4 The president of the N.H.L. made it clear that the board might decline admission to any of the presentees at this time. 2. A person to whom something is presented; the recipient of a present or gift. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > [noun] > recipient > of something presented presentee1843 1843 J. R. Morrison Let. in E. Thomason Mem. (1845) II. 363 Sir Edward Thomason's lists of his medals were given to the High Commissioner, Hwang and Hien Tajins, with an explanation of Sir Edward's wish to lay them before his Imperial Majesty for acceptance. They seemed pleased with the feelings which..actuated the presentee. 1854 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 21 385 The frequency of testimonials does not lessen their effect to the presentee. 1874–7 H. Taylor Autobiogr. (1885) II. xii. 167 Most presentees would rather dispense with the present than have to invent the necessary letters of eulogy and thanks. 1988 Marketing (Nexis) 27 Oct. How much more glum the presentees, or audience, who can't interrupt for hours at a stretch and also have to decrypt the presenters' appalling visual aids. 1989 Newsday (Nexis) 8 May 14 Both the presenter and the presentee denied the award was in any way geared to help Giuliani's campaign. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). presenteen.² Brit. /ˌprɛznˈtiː/, U.S. /ˌprɛznˈti/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: present adj., -ee suffix¹. Etymology: < present adj. + -ee suffix¹, after absentee n. humorous. A person who is present. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [noun] > person or thing that is present presencec1330 presentc1330 standera1500 Johnny-on-the-spot1880 presentee1892 ever-present1903 1892 ‘M. Twain’ Amer. Claimant xxi. 211 There was an absentee who ought to be a presentee—a word which she meant to look out in the dictionary. 1944 Lima (Ohio) News 9 Jan. 6/1 Starting tomorrow, Lima workers will pledge themselves to stay on the job until victory is won..and they will honor the presentees. 1998 Personnel Rev. (Nexis) 27 296 Fear about future redundancies can lead to inappropriate behaviour in survivors who work long hours simply to be seen at work—such people being called ‘presentees’. 2005 Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. Body & Soul section 4 In all, presentees cost companies three times more than staff who take sickies for the same conditions, the studies indicate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1576n.²1892
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