accusant,a.andn.|əˈkjuːzənt|[a.Fr.accusant,pr.pple.andn.:—L. accūsant-em,pr.pple.of accusā-re to accuse.]†A.adj.Accusing. Obs.1611Cotgr.Accusant (partic.) accusant, accusing.
B.n.One who accuses; an accuser.1611Cotgr.Accusant, An accusant, or accuser.
1635Sir J. HaringtonEpigr. ii. 6Surely one should be deemed a false accusant, That would appeach Leda for a Recusant.
1660Bp.Hall Rem.Wks.54The Accusant must hold him to the proof of the charge.
1832Gen.P. Thompson Exerc.(1842) II. 66He accuses the father of having only told half. He replies, he has told it all to the ‘collége.’ The accusant says, he knows that.