\Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,
representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]
1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a
   setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
         Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere
         desires.                              --Hooker.
2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;
   semblance; show.
         Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.
                                               --Shak.
3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,
   the picture was a presentation. [R.]
4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or
   ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of
   presenting a clergyman.
         If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the
         clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.
                                               --Blackstone.
5. (Med.) The particular position of the child during labor
   relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought
   forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first
   appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech
   presentation.
{Presentation copy}, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,
   presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token
   of regard.