Etymology

querent

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Today it means: A complainant; a plaintiff. Full definition →

Latin querens
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querent · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromquerens
  2. English todayquerent

From Latin querens, present participle of queror (“to complain”).

querent · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromquaerens
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromquerant
  3. English todayquerent

Old French and Anglo-Norman querant, from Latin quaerens, present participle of quaerō (“to search for, to inquire”) (English query).

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