movant

M3O1V4A1N1T1

noun

The party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.

OriginEnglish move ← Middle English moven ← Old Northern French mover →
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Meanings

nounmovant (plural movants)

plural movants · alternative movent

  1. lawThe party who moves for the judge to rule in favor of a motion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmovēre
  5. Old Northern Frenchmover
  6. Middle Englishmoven
  7. Englishmove
  8. Englishmovant

From move + -ant.

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APA

movant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movant

MLA

“movant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “movant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movant.

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