a. and sb. [ad. L. jūrānt-em, pr. pple. of jūrāre to swear.]
A. adj. Taking an oath; swearing. In Sc. Hist. opposed to non-jurant, non-juring (q.v.).
1715. Wodrow Corr. (1843), II. 23. Some judicious Non-jurors, who are firmly of opinion that the spring of this is from some Jurant brethren. Ibid. (1720), 535. He had charged all his Jurant brethren as perjured, and yet came in afterwards and took the oath.
1837. Carlyle, Fr. Rev., II. I. vii. Such universally prevalent, universally jurant, feeling of Hope.
B. sb. One who takes an oath. In Sc. Hist. opposed to non-jurant, non-juror (q.v.).
1585. T. Washington, trans. Nicholay’s Voy., IV. xii. 125. Whensoever they wulde sweare amitie and confederation … betweene both the Iurants.
1770. Bp. Forbes, Jrnls. (1886), 295. The fruit of my labours at Inverness may, perhaps, fall into the hands of a Jurant.
1849. Life Rev. James Fisher, iii. 53. A religious clause declaring the jurant’s profession and allowance … of the true religion as presently professed.
