Commorant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Commorant \Com"mo*rant\, n. [L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari
     to abide; com- + morari to delay.]
     1. (Law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.
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              All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all


              persons commorant therein.            --Blackstone.
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     2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Commorant \Com"mo*rant\, n.
     A resident. --Bp. Hacket.
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From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  COMMORANT. One residing or inhabiting a particular place. Barnes, 162.