decedent
pronunciation
How to pronounce decedent in British English:
UK [dɪ'si:dənt]
How to pronounce decedent in American English:
US [dɪ'sidənt]
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- Noun:
- someone who is no longer alive
Word Origin
- decedent (n.)
- 1730, "dead person," mostly as a term in law, from Latin decedentem, present participle of decedere "to die, to depart" (see decease (n.)).
Example
- 1. We found identification on the decedent in the chimney .
- 2. The negligence of a beneficiary of the decedent , s estate is not imputed to the estate merely because of the beneficiary , s status as a beneficiary .
- 3. A serious act of abandoning or maltreating the decedent ;
- 4. You think she had one last romp with the decedent ?
- 5. Decedent probably met her on the flight .