querent

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɚɛnt/

Noun

querent (plural querents)

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

Related terms

• quarrel

Etymology 2

Old French and Anglo-Norman querant, from Latin quaerens, present participle of quaerō (“I search for, I inquire”) (English query).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɚɛnt/

Noun

querent (plural querents)

1. (obsolete) An inquirer.

Related terms

• query

References

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