intrant

American

[in-truhnt] / ˈɪn trənt /

noun

Archaic.

a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.

Etymology

Origin of intrant

1550–60; < Latin intrant- (stem of intrāns ), present participle of intrāre to enter

Example Sentences

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Animæ verò simplicium et rusticorum, corpora vilium animalium intrant.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 09 Asia, Part II by Hakluyt, Richard

Cum ergo diem calendarum, verbi gratia, Januarium, qu�rere vis; dicis Januarius II, adde concurrentes septiman� dies qui fuerunt anno quo computas, utpote III, fiunt quinque; quinta feria intrant calend� Januari�.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 99, September 20, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

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