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demurrant, a. and n.|dɪˈmʌrənt|
Also 6 demurante, 9 (erron.) demurrent.
[a. OF. demourant, pr. pple. of demorer, -mourer, now demeurer: see demur v.]
A. adj.
†1. Abiding, staying, dwelling, resident. Obs.
1529Supplic. to King 32 To compell the same [ministers] to be demurante, abydinge, and resydent vpon their cures. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. II. 24/3 A friend of mine, being of late demurrant in London.
†2. Delaying, putting off. Obs.
1633T. Adams Exp. 2 Peter iii. 12 God is no judge dormant, nor demurrant, nor rampant.
3. Demurring, hesitating. rare.
1836F. Mahoney Reliq. Father Prout (1859) 390 Why hangs he back demurrent To breast the Tiber's current?
B. n. One who demurs, or puts in a demurrer, in an action at law.
1809Tomlins Law Dict. s.v. Demurrer, A demurrer is to be signed, and argued on both sides by counsel..The demurrant argues first. 1885L. O. Pike Yearbks. 12–13 Edw. III, Introd. 85 There was no complete demurrer unless the demurrant did abide judgment on the point of law. |