confessant

noun

con·​fes·​sant

-sᵊnt

plural -s

: one who confesses especially to a priest

Word History

Etymology

French of Medieval Latin; French confessant, from Medieval Latin confessant-, confessans, present participle of confessare to confess, from Middle French confesser

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