Etymology

repentant

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Today it means: Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing. Full definition →

Middle English repentant ← Old French repentant
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  1. Old French · derived fromrepentant
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrepentant
  3. English todayrepentant

From Middle English repentant, from Old French repentant, present participle of repentir. By surface analysis, repent + -ant.

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