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Peccant

Peccant Meaning & Definition
Peccant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peccant?

[adj] liable to sin; "a frail and peccable mortal"- Sir Walter Scott

Synonyms | Synonyms for Peccant: peccable | wicked

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Peccant In Webster's Dictionary

\Pec"cant\, a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.] 1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. --Milton. 2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. --Bacon. 3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] --Ayliffe.
\Pec"cant\, n. An offender. [Obs.] --Whitlock.

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