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impedient, a. (n.)|ɪmˈpiːdɪənt|
[ad. L. impedient-em, pres. pple. of impedīre to impede.]
That impedes or hinders; obstructive, hindering.
1596Dalrymple tr. Leslie's Hist. Scot. ii. 164 A strang rebellioune in Kent..to the legat Petilie is impedient, that he can mell na mair wt the Scottis. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 479 Nothing fails of its due perfection but from some cause either agent or impedient. 1879M. Pattison Milton 152 To a mind so disposed externals become, first indifferent, then impedient.
B. n. An impeding or hindering agent.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 418 Cured by temperants, and impedients. |