Pred"i*cant (?), a. [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of praedicare. See Predicate.]
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching.
"The Roman
predicant orders."
N. Brit. Rev.
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Pred"i*cant, n.
One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican.
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