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af⋅fi⋅ant

  [uh-fahy-uhnt]
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–noun Law.
a person who makes an affidavit.
Origin:
1800–10, Americanism; obs. v. affy to confide (< MF afier; see affiance ) + -ant
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af·fi·ant   (ə-fī'ənt)   
n.  One who makes an affidavit.

[From affy, to make affidavit, from Middle English affien, to trust, from Old French affier, to promise; see affiance.]
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Affiant

Af*fi"ant\, n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare. See Affidavit.] (Law) One who makes an affidavit. [U. S.] --Burrill.

Syn: Deponent. See Deponent.
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Main Entry: af·fi·ant
Pronunciation: &-'fI-&nt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from present participle of affier to pledge faith, swear, from Medieval Latin affidare, ultimately from Latin ad to + fidere to trust
: a person who swears to an affidavit —compare DEPONENT, WITNESS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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