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avente

having

adjective ah-VEN-teh Less Common
Grammar & Structure Particles

Usage Note

Avente is the present participle of avere (to have), used almost exclusively in legal and bureaucratic Italian — avente diritto (entitled party, lit. 'having right'), avente causa (successor in title). It is not used in ordinary conversation; che ha would replace it in spoken Italian.

Examples

"L'avente diritto può presentare domanda."

Natural Translation

The entitled party may submit a request.

Literal Translation

The-having right can present request.

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