English

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Etymology

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From Middle French proference, from Medieval Latin proferentia. Doublet of proferans.

Noun

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proferens (plural proferentes)

  1. (law) The person who proposes a contract (or one of its clauses)

Latin

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Etymology

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Present participle of prōferō.

Participle

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prōferēns (genitive prōferentis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. bringing forth
  2. advancing
  3. deferring
  4. discovering
  5. mentioning

Declension

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Third-declension participle.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative prōferēns prōferentēs prōferentia
Genitive prōferentis prōferentium
Dative prōferentī prōferentibus
Accusative prōferentem prōferēns prōferentēs
prōferentīs
prōferentia
Ablative prōferente
prōferentī1
prōferentibus
Vocative prōferēns prōferentēs prōferentia

1When used purely as an adjective.