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querent

/ˈkwɚɛnt/

querent noun: a complainant; a plaintiff.

Noun (1)

querent (plural querents)

  1. (historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.

Noun (2)

querent (plural querents)

  1. (obsolete outside divination) An 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

Forms of querent

pluralquerents

Origin of querent

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

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

Questions about querent

What does querent mean?
Querent means a complainant; a plaintiff.
What part of speech is querent?
Querent is a noun.
How do you pronounce querent?
Querent is pronounced /ˈkwɚɛnt/.
What is the plural of querent?
The plural of querent is querents.

Words near querent in the dictionary

  1. quereles
  2. querencia
  3. querencias
  4. Querendi
  5. Querendis
  6. querent
  7. querents
  8. queriable
  9. querida
  10. queridas
  11. queried

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