querent

[ kweer-uhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person who asks a question or makes inquiries, especially of an astrologer, fortune-teller, etc.:
Querents approach the I Ching with such questions as "What does the future hold for me?"
The website is there for one purpose—to connect querents with respondents.

querent

[ kweer-uhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Origin of querent¹

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin quaerent-, stem of quaerēns, present participle of quaerere “to seek, ask”; quaere ( def )

Origin of querent²

First recorded in 1700–10; from Latin querent-, stem of querēns, present participle of querī “to complain”; querulous ( def )

The querent, therefore, shall marry the man made for her, but not the man of her youthful hope and her first love.

The latter are set aside in a heap, with the Querent, face upwards, on the top.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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