Meanings
nounproferens (plural proferentes)
plural proferentes
- lawThe person who proposes a contract (or one of its clauses)
Origin
- Middle Frenchproference
- Englishproferens
From Middle French proference, from Medieval Latin proferentia. Doublet of proferans.
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proferens. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proferens
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“proferens.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proferens. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proferens,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proferens.
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