predicand
Noun
Meaning
predicand (plural predicands)
(semantics) What a predicative complement or adjunct relates to.
In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (i.e. he was downhearted).
Noun
predicand (plural predicands)
(semantics) What a predicative complement or adjunct relates to.
In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (i.e. he was downhearted).