Word Meanings - PRESENTMENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." Shak. 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give

Additional info about word: PRESENTMENT

1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." Shak. 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give it false presentment. Milton. The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from their own knowledge or observation, without any bill of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury in an indictment, or the act of offering an indictment; also, the indictment itself. The official notice of the surrender of a copyhold estate. Blackstone. Presentment of a bill of exchange, the offering of a bill to the drawee for acceptance, or to the acceptor for payment. See Bill of exchange, under Bill. Mozley & W.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of PRESENTMENT)

• Oblation
• Offering
• presentment
• gift

Related words: (words related to PRESENTMENT)

• OFFER
  ferre to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. offrir to 1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up. Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for
• OFFERER
  One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. Hooker.
• OFFERTURE
  Offer; proposal; overture. More offertures and advantages to his crown. Milton.
• OFFERTORY
  1. The act of offering, or the thing offered. Bacon. Bp. Fell. An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass. That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to
• OBLATIONER
  One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence. Dr. H. More.
• OFFERING
  1. The act of an offerer; a proffering. 2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering. They are polluted offerings more
• OFFERABLE
  Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
• OBLATION
  1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. Locke. 2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice. A peculiar ... oblation given to God. Jer. Taylor. A pin was the usual oblation. Sir. W. Scott. 3.
• PRESENTMENT
  1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." Shak. 2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance; representation; exhibition. Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion, And give
• PROFFER
  forth or forward, to offer; pro forward + ferre to bring. See Bear to 1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to proffer friendship. Shak. I reck not what wrong that thou
• SCOFFERY
  The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. Holinshed.
• COFFERWORK
  Rubblework faced with stone. Knight.
• HEAVE OFFERING
  An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See Wave offering. Ex. xxix.
• COFFER
  A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson. (more info) 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. Chaucer. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak. 2. Fig.:
• DOFFER
  A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar with teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the cotton from the cards. Ure.
• FEOFOR; FEOFFER
  One who enfeoffs or grants a fee.
• COFFERDAM
  A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.
• SCOFFER
  One who scoffs. 2 Pet. iii. 3.
• PROFFERER
  One who proffers something.
• GOFFER
  To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer. Clarke. (more info) Etym:
• COFFERER
  One who keeps treasures in a coffer.