oyant
French
Etymology
Present participle of ouïr, formed using the suffix -ant; from Old French oant, possibly corresponding to Latin audiēns, audientem[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.jɑ̃/
Participle
oyant
- present participle of ouïr
Noun
oyant m (plural oyants)
- (judicial, law) one who hears a case
References
- https://books.google.com/books?id=TvENAAAAQAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Auguste+Brachet%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s
Further reading
- “oyant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- noyât