affirmantn.adj.

Brit.

/əˈfəːm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əˈfərmənt/

Forms: see affirm v. and -ant suffix¹.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French affermant, affirmant; Latin affirmant-, affirmāns.

Etymology: As noun < Anglo-Norman and Law French affermant, Law French affirmant (end of the 13th cent. or earlier), use as noun of present participle of affermer , affirmer affirm v. As adjective < classical Latin affirmant-, affirmāns, present participle of affirmāre affirm v. Compare -ant suffix¹. Compare earlier affirmer n., and also earlier affirmance n.

A. n.

A person who affirms (something); a person who makes a statement or declaration. Cf. negant n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > one who

affirmera1425

asserterc1449

protestor?1548

affirmant?1567

avoucher1570

protester1591

assertor1646

predicator1694

allegator1847

the mind > language > statement > maintaining or upholding as true > [noun] > maintains what is disputed or denied

affirmera1425

affirmant1865

?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages 268 The affirmantes..were almost treeble so manie, as were the negantes.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxi. 258 Every Action consists of two Parties: and as it is the Affirmants, or Libellers part, to impeach; so the Libelleds, or Defendants, to justifie themselves against it.

1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 117 A Company of Foreigners, which this Affirmant believes to be Spaniards.

1792 D. Lloyd Affidavit Apr. in R. Edmunds Solicitor's Guide Pract. Office of Pleas (1794) 287 The Sum of Fifteen Pounds, which the said Rhys Jenkin promised to pay to this Affirmant, upon an Exchange lately made, between the said Rhys Jenkin and this Affirmant.

1812 Weekly Reg. (Baltimore) 3 Add. 14/2 Soon afterwards this affirmant had a conversation with Oliver Evans about his invention of the hopper boy.

1865 G. Grote Plato I. vi. 243 Socrates being opposed to him under the unusual disguise of a youthful and forward affirmant.

1948 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 7 130/1 A protestation that the affirmant is telling the truth about past events, and that, if he is not, he agrees that he may be subject to a specified future punishment.

1978 A. Schimmel tr. Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī in Triumphal Sun ii. 321 Whoever found help from your hand, became an illā'i (a positive affirmant of God).

2006 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Sept. a1/1 As a result of this publicity barrage..your affirmant has received telephone calls from at least 13 people telling me that I should be ashamed of myself for representing such a bad person.

B. adj.

Chiefly Law and Logic. That affirms something. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective]

affirmativec1449

affirmant1574

asseveringa1734

ponent1770

asseverating1838

asserting1848

affirm1960

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > affirmative

affirmative1532

affirmant1574

assertorya1856

assertorial1863

assertorical1870

assertoric1889

predicational1894

1574 R. MacIlmaine tr. P. de La Ramée Logike ii. ix. 52 The Sillogisme is affirmant, when the proposition & assumption affirmethe: And negant, when eyther the one or the other is negant.

1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes 6 Lawyers require onely the affirmative confirmed; but Philosophers both parts, that the ignorance or protervity of the Negant party, may not appear greater then that of the Affirmant.

1654 Z. Coke Logick 123, i. 6r A Necessary proposition, is not only affirmant but also negant: As, Christs body is not everywhere; A man is not a stone.

1838 W. Wills Ess. Rationale Circumstantial Evid. vi. 183 It is a necessary consequence, that the affirmant party is not absolved from its obligation because of the difficulty which may attend its verification.

1868 J. H. Colby Pract. Treat. Criminal Law & Pract. in N.Y. II. ii. iv. 187 The affirmant party is not absolved from its obligation because of the difficulty which may attend its application [of the burden of proof].

2006 R. LeCara Forgotten Prophecy x. 63 It wasn't because this papal leader was such an affirmant member of the Roman Catholic Church, but because he and the Pope had been, at one time, friends who attended the same French seminary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	affirmant
释义	affirmantn.adj. Brit. /əˈfəːm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əˈfərmənt/ Forms: see affirm v. and -ant suffix¹. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French affermant, affirmant; Latin affirmant-, affirmāns. Etymology: As noun < Anglo-Norman and Law French affermant, Law French affirmant (end of the 13th cent. or earlier), use as noun of present participle of affermer , affirmer affirm v. As adjective < classical Latin affirmant-, affirmāns, present participle of affirmāre affirm v. Compare -ant suffix¹. Compare earlier affirmer n., and also earlier affirmance n. A. n. A person who affirms (something); a person who makes a statement or declaration. Cf. negant n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > one who affirmera1425 asserterc1449 protestor?1548 affirmant?1567 avoucher1570 protester1591 assertor1646 predicator1694 allegator1847 the mind > language > statement > maintaining or upholding as true > [noun] > maintains what is disputed or denied affirmera1425 affirmant1865 ?1567 Def. Priestes Mariages 268 The affirmantes..were almost treeble so manie, as were the negantes. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xxi. 258 Every Action consists of two Parties: and as it is the Affirmants, or Libellers part, to impeach; so the Libelleds, or Defendants, to justifie themselves against it. 1747 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1851) V. 117 A Company of Foreigners, which this Affirmant believes to be Spaniards. 1792 D. Lloyd Affidavit Apr. in R. Edmunds Solicitor's Guide Pract. Office of Pleas (1794) 287 The Sum of Fifteen Pounds, which the said Rhys Jenkin promised to pay to this Affirmant, upon an Exchange lately made, between the said Rhys Jenkin and this Affirmant. 1812 Weekly Reg. (Baltimore) 3 Add. 14/2 Soon afterwards this affirmant had a conversation with Oliver Evans about his invention of the hopper boy. 1865 G. Grote Plato I. vi. 243 Socrates being opposed to him under the unusual disguise of a youthful and forward affirmant. 1948 Jrnl. Near Eastern Stud. 7 130/1 A protestation that the affirmant is telling the truth about past events, and that, if he is not, he agrees that he may be subject to a specified future punishment. 1978 A. Schimmel tr. Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī in Triumphal Sun ii. 321 Whoever found help from your hand, became an illā'i (a positive affirmant of God). 2006 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 23 Sept. a1/1 As a result of this publicity barrage..your affirmant has received telephone calls from at least 13 people telling me that I should be ashamed of myself for representing such a bad person. B. adj. Chiefly Law and Logic. That affirms something. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] affirmativec1449 affirmant1574 asseveringa1734 ponent1770 asseverating1838 asserting1848 affirm1960 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > affirmative affirmative1532 affirmant1574 assertorya1856 assertorial1863 assertorical1870 assertoric1889 predicational1894 1574 R. MacIlmaine tr. P. de La Ramée Logike ii. ix. 52 The Sillogisme is affirmant, when the proposition & assumption affirmethe: And negant, when eyther the one or the other is negant. 1650 W. Charleton tr. J. B. van Helmont Ternary of Paradoxes 6 Lawyers require onely the affirmative confirmed; but Philosophers both parts, that the ignorance or protervity of the Negant party, may not appear greater then that of the Affirmant. 1654 Z. Coke Logick 123, i. 6r A Necessary proposition, is not only affirmant but also negant: As, Christs body is not everywhere; A man is not a stone. 1838 W. Wills Ess. Rationale Circumstantial Evid. vi. 183 It is a necessary consequence, that the affirmant party is not absolved from its obligation because of the difficulty which may attend its verification. 1868 J. H. Colby Pract. Treat. Criminal Law & Pract. in N.Y. II. ii. iv. 187 The affirmant party is not absolved from its obligation because of the difficulty which may attend its application [of the burden of proof]. 2006 R. LeCara Forgotten Prophecy x. 63 It wasn't because this papal leader was such an affirmant member of the Roman Catholic Church, but because he and the Pope had been, at one time, friends who attended the same French seminary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.?1567
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