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Webster 1913 Edition

Peccant

Pec′cant

,
Adj.
[L.
peccans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
peccare
to sin: cf. F.
peccant
.]
1.
Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal;
as,
peccant
angels
.
Milton.
2.
Morbid; corrupt;
as,
peccant
humors
.
Bacon.
3.
Wrong; defective; faulty.
[R.]
Ayliffe.

Pec′cant

,
Noun.
An offender.
[Obs.]
Whitlock.

Webster 1828 Edition

Peccant

PEC'CANT

,
Adj.
[L. peccans. See Peccable.]
1.
Sinning; guilty of sin or transgression; criminal; as peccant angels.
2.
Morbid; bad; corrupt; not healthy; as peccant humors.
3.
Wrong; bad; defective; informal; as a peccant citation. [Not used.]

PEC'CANT

,
Noun.
An offender. [Not used.]

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