"movent" meaning in English

See movent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} movent
  1. (obsolete) Moving; that moves; that is being moved. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-movent-en-adj-KM-7Ocjm

Noun

Forms: movents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} movent (plural movents)
  1. (archaic) Anything that is moved or that moves, or that gives motion; mover. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-movent-en-noun-S5n7-ecc
  2. (law) Alternative form of movant. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: movant Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-movent-en-noun-V~tg8yBc Disambiguation of People: 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 7 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 18 11 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 7 81 Topics: law

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete) Moving; that moves; that is being moved."
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