professant
/prəˈfɛsnt/noun
A person who professes; now specifically a person entering a religious order.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brathwait (?1588–1673), poet and writer. From profess + -ant. Compare French professant, present participle of professer (apparently not used in French as adjective or noun).
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