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Webster 1913 Edition
Commorant
Com′mo-rant
,Noun.
[L.
commorans
, p. pr. of commorari
to abide; com-
+ morari
to delay.] 1.
(Law)
Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.
All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons
commorant
therein. Blackstone.
2.
(Am. Law)
Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
Com′mo-rant
,Noun.
A resident.
Bp. Hacket.
Webster 1828 Edition
Commorant
COMMORANT
,Adj.
All freeholders within the precinct--and all persons commorant therein--are obliged to attend the court-leet.
Definition 2024
commorant
commorant
English
Adjective
commorant (not comparable)
- (law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.
- Blackstone
- All freeholders within the precinct […] and all persons commorant therein.
- Blackstone
- (US, law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
Noun
commorant (plural commorants)
- A resident.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hacket to this entry?)