querent

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/ˈkwɚɛnt/

noun

A complainant; a plaintiff.

OriginLatin querens →
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Meanings

querent1

nounquerent (plural querents)

plural querents

  1. historicallawA complainant; a plaintiff.

querent2

nounquerent (plural querents)

plural querents

  1. obsolete outside divinationAn inquirer.

    Meanwhile, the querent stood before the Altar, crowned with laurel, while powered laurel leaves were burnt as incense.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 61

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
inquirerqueristqueryistquestioner

Origin

querent · noun

  1. Latinquerens
  2. Englishquerent

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

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querent · noun

  1. Latinquaerens
  2. Anglo-Normanquerant
  3. Englishquerent

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

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