querent
English
Etymology 1
From Latin querens, present participle of queror (“I complain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwɚɛnt/
Noun
querent (plural querents)
- (law, historical) A complainant; a plaintiff.
Related terms
- quarrel
- querela
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 outside divination) An inquirer.
Related terms
- query
References
- querent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.