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praesumptor

gen. praesumptōris · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
One; who takes possession beforehand; a preoccupier
One who takes possession beforehand, a preoccupier (post-class.), Cassiod. Var. 1, 18.—
A bold; confident; reckless •
A bold, confident, reckless, or presumptuous person, Tert. Poen. 6: Petrus ex egregio praesumptore tam creber negator effectus, Aug. Ep. 120, c. 14; Hier. Ep. 89: praesumptor (Adam) senserit iram meritam, Sedul. 2, 4; cf. Cod. Th. 16, 2, 48: Leo, Ep. 10, 9.
Perseus ID: n38043 Key: praesumptor