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impedient

impedient adjective: serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.

Adjective

impedient (not comparable)

  1. Serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.

Origin of impedient

Latin impediēns (“hindering”).

Questions about impedient

What does impedient mean?
Impedient means serving to make a marriage illicit but valid.
What part of speech is impedient?
Impedient is an adjective.

Words near impedient in the dictionary

  1. impeders
  2. impedes
  3. impedeth
  4. impedibility
  5. impedible
  6. impedient
  7. impediment
  8. impediment of crime
  9. impedimenta
  10. impedimental
  11. impedimentary

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