a. and sb. Obs. [a. Fr. adoptant, ad. L. adoptant-em pr. pple. of adoptā-re to ADOPT. Cited as sb. only.] adj. Adopting. sb. One who adopts, or takes a child as his own.
1671. Flavel, Fount. of Life, xv. 42. Both flow from the Pleasure and Goodwill of the adoptant.
