Peccant
Pronunciation : Pec"cant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. peccans, -antis, p.pr. of peccare to sin: cf. F. peccant.]
Definition : 1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. Milton.
2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. Bacon.
3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] Ayliffe.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pec"cant
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An offender. [Obs.] Whitlock.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913