praetentātusPRAETENTATVS☆ KeepMeaninga gropingLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PRAETENTATUSLEWIS & SHORTPRAETENTATUSpraetentātus or praetemptā-tus, ūs (only in I. abl. sing.), m. praetento, a groping or feeling out one's way (postAug.), Plin. 11, 37, 52, § 140.Read the whole entry