COMMORANT

Etymology

Adjective

commorant (not comparable)

(legal) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.

(US, legal) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.

Noun

commorant (plural commorants)

A resident.

Anagrams

• common rat

Source: Wiktionary


Com"mo*rant, n. Etym: [L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari to abide; com- + morari to delay.]

1. (Law)

Definition: Ordinarily residing; inhabiting. All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons commorant therein. Blackstone.

2. (Am. Law)

Definition: Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.

Com"mo*rant, n.

Definition: A resident. Bp. Hacket.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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