postulator

English

Noun

postulator (plural postulators)

  1. A person who postulates something as the basis of an argument.
  2. A Roman Catholic official who makes the case for the beatification or canonization of a proposed saint.

Translations

Latin

Verb

postulātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of postulō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of postulō

References
  • postulator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • postulator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • postulator in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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