† interessentn.
Etymology: < medieval Latin interessent-em, present participle of Latin interesse : see interest n.
Obsolete.
rare.
society > law > legal concepts > [noun] > interest > one who has
c1677 List of Ships in A. Marvell (1678) 66 The Interessents are really damaged,..to the value of 759l.
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