pro·pos·i·tus (pr -p z  -t s)n. pl. pro·pos·i·ti (-t   ) The person immediately concerned about or affected by an action. [Latin pr positus, past participle of prpnere, to set forth; see propose.] |
propositus [prəˈpɒzɪtəs] feminine, proposita [prəˈpɒzɪtə]
n pl -ti [-ˌtaɪ] feminine, -tae [-tiː]
1. (Law) Law the person from whom a line of descent is traced
2. (Medicine) Med Also called (esp US) proband the first patient to be investigated in a family study, to whom all relationships are referred
[from New Latin, from Latin prōpōnere to set forth; see propound]
propositus
the person from whom a line of descent originates.
See also: Ancestors
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