predicand

noun2

1. •
   What a clausal predicate, predicative complement or adjunct relates to.

   • In, "downhearted, he left," the predicand for downhearted is the person denoted by he (cf. he was downhearted).
2. •
   The referent of the phrase of which another constituent (the predicate) is predicated.

   • For example, in They appear uneasy, the property of being uneasy is predicated of (the referent of) they, which is therefore the predicand.