querent

¹

[ kweer-uhnt ]

noun

1. 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.

querent

²

[ kweer-uhnt ]

noun

1. Law Archaic. a plaintiff or complainant in a lawsuit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of querent¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin quaerent-, stem of quaerēns, present participle of quaerere “to seek, ask”; quaere ( def )

Origin of querent²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin querent-, stem of querēns, present participle of querī “to complain”; querulous ( def )

Example Sentences

The querent, therefore, shall marry the man made for her, but not the man of her youthful hope and her first love.

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The latter are set aside in a heap, with the Querent, face upwards, on the top.

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