noun
Meaning 1
A complainant; a plaintiff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
querent
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/ˈkwɚɛnt/
noun
Meaning 2
An inquirer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: obsolete outside divination
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History
Etymology
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).