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declinant, a. and n.|ˈdɛklɪnənt|
[a. F. déclinant, pr. pple. of décliner to decline.]
A. adj.
1. Her. ‘Applied to a serpent borne with the tail straight downwards’ (Robson, Brit. Herald, 1830).
2. Declining. nonce-use.
1893National Observer 20 May 17/2 Auriga..drooped declinant, perilously near the horizon.
†B. n. One who is declining (in fortunes, etc.).
a1734North Lives II. 64 The aspirant dealt with all imaginable kindness and candour to the declinant. |