contrahent

English

Etymology

From Latin contrahens.

Adjective

contrahent (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Entering into covenant; contracting.
   • a. 1639, Joseph Mede, a sermon

     the one suiting with the one party contrahent ; the other with the other

Noun

contrahent (plural contrahents)

1. One of the parties entering into a contract.

References

• “contrahent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

contrahent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of contrahō