affiant
(əˈfaɪənt)
[a. Fr. affiant, earlier afiant, pr. pple. of afier: see affy.]
One who makes an affidavit; a deponent. (Only used in U.S.)
| 1850 Burrill Law Dict. (U.S.). 1882 An Amer. Depos. in Standard 15 Apr. 2/3 Affiant also states that said ― made habitual and frightful use, in his practice, of the poisonous drug aforesaid. |