PUTATIVE


Meaning of PUTATIVE in English

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.