aidant

English

Etymology

From Middle English aydaunt, aydant, a borrowing from Old French aidant, from the verb aidier (to aid, to help).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪ.dənt/

Adjective

aidant (comparative more aidant, superlative most aidant)

  1. (obsolete) helpful, assisting

Noun

aidant (plural aidants)

  1. (rare) One who or that which aids; a helper.
    • 1883, Nathaniel Cleveland Moak, Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts, page 540:
      He said, "The court is now called upon to be an aidant to the enforcement of a judgment in rem, given by the Portuguese court," and then he said []
    • 1975, D. O. Wolfenbarger, Factors Affecting Dispersal Distances of Small Organisms, page 140:
      More hindrances appear evident than aidants, or perhaps more about hindrances and barriers is recognized.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Verb

aidant

  1. gerund of aidar

French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Participle

aidant

  1. present participle of aider

Adjective

aidant (feminine aidante, masculine plural aidants, feminine plural aidantes)

  1. helping

Noun

aidant m (plural aidants, feminine aidante)

  1. helper

Further reading

Old French

Verb

aidant

  1. present participle of aider

Adjective

aidant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular aidant)

  1. ready or in agreement to help, to assist

Declension

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