presumer

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See also: présumer

English

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Etymology

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From presume +‎ -er.

Noun

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presumer (plural presumers)

  1. One who presumes, especially in an arrogant way.
    • 1657, Henry Wotton, Characters of some Kings of England:
      Great Deſervers do perchance grow intolerable Preſumers

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Middle French

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Etymology

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Old French.

Verb

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presumer

  1. to presume; to assume

Conjugation

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  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Descendants

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  • English: presume
  • French: présumer

Old French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin praesumo.

Verb

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presumer

  1. to presume (take without permission)
  2. to presume (make an assumption)

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ms, *-mt are modified to ns, nt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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References

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (presumer, supplement)

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