confessant

English

Etymology

French confessant.

Noun

confessant (plural confessants)

1. (obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.

   Synonym: penitent

   • 1625, Francis [Bacon], “[Apophthegm 213]”, in Apophthegmes New and Old. […], London: […] Hanna Barret, and Richard Whittaker, […], →OCLC, page 234:

     [T]he poſture of the Confeſſant and the Prieſt in Confeſsion: which is, that the Confeſſant kneeles downe before the Prieſt ſitting in a raiſed chaire aboue him.

Further reading

• “confessant”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Catalan

Verb

confessant

1. gerund of confessar

French

Participle

confessant

1. present participle of confesser

Anagrams

• fonçassent