accusant, a. and n.
(əˈkjuːzənt)
[a. Fr. accusant, pr. pple. and n.:—L. accūsant-em, pr. pple. of accusā-re to accuse.]
† A. adj. Accusing. Obs.
| 1611 Cotgr. Accusant (partic.) accusant, accusing. |
B. n. One who accuses; an accuser.
| 1611 Cotgr. Accusant, An accusant, or accuser. 1635 Sir J. Harington Epigr. ii. 6 Surely one should be deemed a false accusant, That would appeach Leda for a Recusant. 1660 Bp. Hall Rem. Wks. 54 The Accusant must hold him to the proof of the charge. 1832 Gen. P. Thompson Exerc. (1842) II. 66 He accuses the father of having only told half. He replies, he has told it all to the ‘collége.’ The accusant says, he knows that. |