† puˈtation Obs.
[ad. L. putātiōn-em, n. of action from putāre to cleanse, prune, reckon, consider, think.]
1. The pruning or trimming of trees.
| c 1440 Pallad. on Husb. xii. 50 Putacioun autumnal celebrate Is now in vyne & tre ther nys no coold. 1623 Cockeram, Putation, a lopping of trees. |
2. The action of considering or reckoning; supposition, estimation.
| 1658 Phillips, Putation,..a thinking, reputing, or esteeming. 1670 Baxter Life Faith iii. viii. 322 It is not possible..by any putation, estimation, or misjudging whatsoever. |
Hence † puˈtationary a., based on hypothesis or theory, suppositional; † puˈtationer, a theorizer.
| 1657 G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 86 An insufferable task for an old Putationer. 1658 ― Pyrotechny iii. ii, A lazie person, or a conceited Putationer. 1669 W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 207 In a putationary and consequently deceitful philosophy. |