Etymology

castigant

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Today it means: One who is castigated. Full definition →

Latin castīgāns
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  1. Latin · derived fromcastīgāns
  2. English todaycastigant

Ultimately from Latin castīgāns, present active participle of castīgō (“to castigate”). By surface analysis, castigate + -ant.

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