† originantadj.n.
Obsolete.
A. adj. Originating.
a. That gives origin to something else.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective] > originating
issant?c1485
principianta1631
originanta1641
principiative1650
originating1668
fundative1677
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 117 The King..originant to them, conservant of them.
1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. ii. ix. 129 The originant principall end..is the glory of God.
1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 257 No Natural thing or act can be called originant, or be truly said to have an origin in any other.
1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 336 In virtue of this originant power of his will.
1875 Overland Monthly Nov. 490/1 Has the universe always existed? If it had a beginning, what is the originant causative Principle?
b. Arising directly or independently; underived. rare.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [adjective] > originated or derived
secondary1398
extract1483
sprungc1485
derivatea1513
extraughtc1515
derivative1530
derived1600
deductive1646
originated1647
originate1679
unprimitive1684
excretitious1820
originant1825
derivational1843
originary1886
extracted1903
1825 S. T. Coleridge Aids Refl. 250 Sin originant, underived from without.
B. n.
A source or cause; an originating agent or influence. rare.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > source or origin > [noun] > one who originates
sower1380
originalc1390
beginnerc1400
authrix?a1475
mother1560
grandmother1569
seedster1589
father-in-law1650
originator1818
originatress1840
incubator1864
originant1892
1892 H. D. Traill Marq. Salisbury xii. 187 The real originant of Irish disorder.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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