English Explanatory Dictionary

appellant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to appeals; appellate.
  2. In the process of appealing.
noun
  1. A litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.
  2. One who makes an earnest entreaty of any kind.
  3. One who challenges another to single combat.
  4. 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.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɛln̩t/

Word forms

appellant appellaunt appellants

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French apelant.

Synonyms

plaintiff in error
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