contrahent

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adjective

Entering into covenant; contracting.

“a. 1639, Joseph Mede, a sermon the one suiting with the one party contrahent ; the other with the other”

OriginLatin contrahens →
Scrabble 15
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Meanings

adjectivecontrahent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteEntering into covenant; contracting.

    a. 1639, Joseph Mede, a sermon the one suiting with the one party contrahent ; the other with the other

nouncontrahent (plural contrahents)

plural contrahents

  1. One of the parties entering into a contract.

Origin

  1. Latincontrahens
  2. Englishcontrahent

From Latin contrahens.

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APA

contrahent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrahent

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“contrahent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrahent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrahent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrahent.

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