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= flagellant, n. Obsolete.
One who scourges himself by way of religious discipline or penance; esp. one of a sect of fanatics (Latin flagellantes) that arose in the 13th…
A person who is frequently whipped (= whipping-stock n. at whipping, n. compounds 1b (b), in quot. 1640 = flagellant, n. Obsolete.
One who scourges or flogs. (In quot. 1691 = flagellant, n. 1.)
One who scourges himself.