querent
1[ kweer-uhnt ]
/ ˈkwɪər ənt /
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noun
a person who asks a question or makes inquiries, especially of an astrologer, fortune-teller, etc.: Querents approach the I Ching with such questions as "What does the future hold for me?"The website is there for one purpose—to connect querents with respondents.
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Origin of querent
1First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin quaerent-, stem of quaerēns, present participle of quaerere “to seek, ask”; cf. quaere
Words nearby querent
Quercia, quercine, quercitannic acid, quercitol, quercitron, querent, Querétaro, queries, querist, quern, quernstone
Other definitions for querent (2 of 2)
querent2
[ kweer-uhnt ]
/ ˈkwɪər ənt /
noun
Law Archaic. a plaintiff or complainant in a lawsuit.
Origin of querent
2First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin querent-, stem of querēns, present participle of querī “to complain”; cf. querulous
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How to use querent in a sentence
The querent, therefore, shall marry the man made for her, but not the man of her youthful hope and her first love.
The Golden Dog|William KirbyThe latter are set aside in a heap, with the Querent, face upwards, on the top.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence