Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

appellant

/əˈpɛln̩t/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: ap-pel-lant
IPA: /əˈpɛln̩t/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to appeals; appellate.

adj

In the process of appealing.

noun

A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.

noun

One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.

noun

One who challenges another to single combat.

Obsolete

noun

One of the clergy in the Jansenist controversy who rejected the bull Unigenitus issued in 1713, appealing to a pope "better informed", or to a general council.

Example Sentences

"appellant jurisdiction."
"Firſt, heauen be the record to my ſpeech, In the deuotion of a ſubiects loue, Tendering the precious ſafetie of my Prince, And free from other misbegotten hate, Come I appealant to rhis ^([sic]) Princely preſence."
"The appellant made her submissions to the court."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, apelant

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /əˈpɛln̩t/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

appellaunt (alternative, obsolete) appellants (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

appellee

Synonyms

plaintiff in error appellate

Questions

How do you pronounce appellant?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɛln̩t/.
What does appellant mean?: Of or relating to appeals; appellate.
Where does appellant come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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