Meanings
plural objicients
- obsoleteOne who makes objection; an objector.
To this objection, my answer stands as might be expected, admitting my own major, and denying the minor which the objicient has appended to it.
1872, Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, “Dr. Bain on the Relativity of Human Knowledge”, in The Dublin Review, volume 71
Origin
- Latinobiiciēns
- Englishobjicient
From Latin obiiciēns, present participle of obiiciō (“to object”).
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