querent

English

Etymology 1

From Latin querens, present participle of queror (“I complain”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/

Noun

querent (plural querents)

  1. (law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.

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)

  1. (obsolete outside divination) An inquirer.

References
  • querent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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