peccant

Definitions


[ˈpɛk(ə)nt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having committed a fault or sin
(e.g: the peccant officials fell on their knees)

- diseased or causing disease
(e.g: peccant matter)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (in peccant): from Latin peccant- ‘sinning’, from the verb peccare




definition by Oxford Dictionaries