affiant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the present participle of Old French afier, from Late Latin affidare. Related to affidavit.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /əˈfaɪ.ənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪənt
Noun[edit]
affiant (plural affiants)
- (law) The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- Further affiant sayeth naught. (A centuries-old statement that is still used on some legal documents as the final declaration prior to the affiant's signature.)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- “affiant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. (etymology)