Decedent: a dead person: The decedent was given a proper burial.
Not to be confused with:
descendant – a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring: a descendant of the early settlers
de·ce·dent (dĭ-sēd′nt)
n. Law: A dead person.
[Latin
decedent (dɪˈsiːdənt)
n (Law) law chiefly US a deceased person [C16: from Latin dēcēdēns departing; see decease] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014
de•ce•dent (dɪˈsid nt) n. Law.
a deceased person.
[1590–1600; < Latin dēcēdent-, s. of dēcēdēns, present participle of dēcēdere.
Thesaurus, Antonyms
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Noun
1. decedent - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead" - infernal an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake" living dead, zombie, zombi - a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
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Not to be confused with:
descendant – a person or animal that is descended from a specific ancestor; an offspring: a descendant of the early settlers
de·ce·dent (dĭ-sēd′nt)
n. Law: A dead person.
[Latin
dēcēdēns, dēcēdent-, present participle of dēcēdere, to depart, die; see decease.]decedent (dɪˈsiːdənt)
n (Law) law chiefly US a deceased person [C16: from Latin dēcēdēns departing; see decease] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014
de•ce•dent (dɪˈsid nt) n. Law.
a deceased person.
[1590–1600; < Latin dēcēdent-, s. of dēcēdēns, present participle of dēcēdere.
Thesaurus, Antonyms
Related Words; Synonyms
Noun
1. decedent - someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
dead person, dead soul, deceased, deceased person, departed
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
dead - people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead" - infernal an inhabitant of Hell; "his roar made the infernals quake" living dead, zombie, zombi - a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/decedent
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