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desiderant, a. and n. rare.|dɪˈsɪdərənt| [ad. L. dēsīderānt-em, pr. pple. of dēsīderāre to desire.] A. adj. Desiring, desirous: (implied in next adv.). B. n. One who desires a thing.
1860J. R. Ballantyne Bible for the Pandits 111 When one writes up ‘The smallest donation thankfully received’, it is tacitly implied that the donation shall not be what the desiderant does not care to have. |