pu ‧ ta ‧ tive /ˈpjuːtətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: putativus , from Latin putare 'to think' ]
believed or accepted by most people:
the putative father of her child
pu ‧ ta ‧ tive /ˈpjuːtətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] formal
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: putativus , from Latin putare 'to think' ]
believed or accepted by most people:
the putative father of her child
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012