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noctivagant, a. (and n.)|nɒkˈtɪvəgənt| [f. nocti- + vagant a.] Wandering by night.
c1620T. Adams Sinner's Passing-bell Wks. 1861 I. 347 The lustful sparrows, noctivagant adulterers, sit chirping about our houses. 1633― Com. 2 Peter i. 4 If our affections be noctivagant, night walkers, they will easily come home quick with child. 1656in Blount Glossogr. 1721in Bailey. 1819H. Busk Vestriad iv. 8 What if a noble P―..Noctivagant perambulate the street? 1860Macm. Mag. II. 222 To put some check on any noctivagant propensities of their lodgers. 1881W. Wilkins Songs of Study 21 The noctivagant student head-dress being rife to-night. b. n. One who wanders by night. rare—1.
1633T. Adams Com. 2 Peter i. 19 Noctivagants are negligent in their habits. |