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Webster 1913 Edition
Presentation
Presˊen-ta′tion
,Noun.
[L.
praesentatio
a showing, representation: cf. F. présentation
.] 1.
The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
Prayers are sometimes a
presentation
of mere desires. Hooker.
2.
Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance; semblance; show.
Under the
presentation
of the shoots his wit. Shakespeare
3.
That which is presented or given; a present; a gift,
as, the picture was a
. presentation
[R.]
4.
(Eccl.)
The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of presenting a clergyman.
If the bishop admits the patron’s
presentation
, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him. Blackstone.
5.
(Med.)
The particular position of the child during labor relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought forth; – specifically designated by the part which first appears at the mouth of the uterus;
as, a breech
. presentation
Presentation copy
, a copy of a book, engraving, etc., presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token of regard.
Webster 1828 Edition
Presentation
PRESENTA'TION
,Noun.
Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere desires.
1.
Exhibition; representation; display; as the presentation of fighting on the stage.2.
In ecclesiastical law, the act of offering a clerk to the bishop or ordinary for institution in a benefice. An advowson is he right of presentation. If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
3.
The right of presenting a clerk. The patron has the presentation of the benefice.Definition 2024
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See also: presentation
French
Noun
présentation f (plural présentations)
- the act of presenting
- introduction
- Faisons les présentations. Voici Marie ma femme et Edouard mon garçon de huit ans.
- Let's go through introductions. This is Marie, my wife, and Edouard, my eight-year-old son.
- Faisons les présentations. Voici Marie ma femme et Edouard mon garçon de huit ans.
- presentation
- appearance, layout