English

Noun

postulator ‎(plural postulators)

1. A person who postulates something as the basis of an argument.
2. A Roman Catholic official who makes the case for the beatification or canonization of a proposed saint.

Translations

Latin

Verb

postulātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of postulō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of postulō

References

• postulator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “postulator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• postulator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016