† abscondentn.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who absconds.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > [noun] > going away suddenly or hurriedly > secretly or absconding > one who
abscondent1685
absconder1702
levanter1781
fly-by-night1796
1685 A. Lovell tr. G. Bate Elenchus Motuum Nuperorum in Anglia i. 34 Wherefore the King having accused the Abscondents, returned without any hurt or injury done to any man.
1885 R. Waples Treat. Attachment & Garnishment xvii. 577 It seems a hard case that upon an ex parte showing, the plaintiff may proceed against the property of the defendant as that of an abscondent, absentee, defrander [sic] and the like.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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