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Accipient

Ac-cip′i-ent

,
Noun.
[L.
accipiens
, p. pr. of
accipere
. See
Accept
.]
A receiver.
[R.]
Bailey

Definition 2024

accipient

accipient

English

Noun

accipient ‎(plural accipients) (obsolete)

  1. A receiver.
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References

  • accipient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Verb

accipient

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of accipiō

Etymology

From the Latin accipiēns ‎(“receiving”, stem: accipient-), the present active participle of accipiō ‎(“I receive”), whence accept.

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