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Webster 1913 Edition
Querent
Que′rent
,Noun.
[L.
querens
, p. pr. of queri
to complain.] (O. Eng. Law)
A complainant; a plaintiff.
Que′rent
,Noun.
[L.
quaerens
, p. pr. of quaerere
to search for, to inquire.] An inquirer.
[Obs.]
Aubrey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Querent
QUE'RENT
,Noun.
The complainant; the plaintiff. [Not in use.]
QUE'RENT
,Noun.
To inquirer. [Not much used.]
Definition 2024
querent
querent
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/
Noun
querent (plural querents)
- (law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.
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Etymology 2
Old French and Anglo-Norman querant, from Latin quaerens, present participle of quaerō (“I search for, I inquire”) (English query).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/
Noun
querent (plural querents)
- (obsolete) An inquirer.
Related terms
References
- querent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913