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examinants

examinants is the plural of examinant.

Meaning of examinant

Noun

examinant (plural examinants)

  1. (obsolete) One who examines; an examiner.
    • “No matter, I want to hear you describe it, ” said the examinant.1818 July 25, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], Tales of My Landlord, Second Series, […] (The Heart of Mid-Lothian), volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh: […] [James...
  2. (obsolete) One who is to be examined.
    • February 5 1722, Humphrey Prideaux, Articles for the Reformation of the two Universities
      the Examinants appear before them, in classes of ix at a time, and each class shall be examined […]

Questions about examinants

What is examinants the plural of?
Examinants is the plural of examinant.

Words near examinants in the dictionary

  1. examin
  2. examin'd
  3. examinability
  4. examinable
  5. examinant
  6. examinants
  7. examinate
  8. examinates
  9. examination
  10. examination of conscience
  11. examination paper

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