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questants

questants is the plural of questant.

Meaning of questant

Noun

questant (plural questants)

  1. (archaic) Somebody who undertakes a quest.
    • Not to wooe honour, but to wed it, when
      The brauest questant shrinkes: finde what you seeke,
      [T]hat fame may cry you loud: I say farewell.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about questants

What is questants the plural of?
Questants is the plural of questant.

Words near questants in the dictionary

  1. quesos frescos
  2. quest
  3. quest.
  4. Questa
  5. questant
  6. questants
  7. quested
  8. quester
  9. questers
  10. questful
  11. questhouse

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