Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contrahent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tra-hent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Entering into covenant; contracting.

Obsolete

noun

One of the parties entering into a contract.

Example Sentences

"a. 1639, Joseph Mede, a sermon the one suiting with the one party contrahent ; the other with the other"

Etymology

From Latin contrahens.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: contrahens

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

contrahents (plural)

Questions

What does contrahent mean?: Entering into covenant; contracting.
Where does contrahent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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