suffix, ad. L. -ūrient-, pres. pple. stem of desiderative verbs, occurring first in a few direct adoptions from L., as parturient (1592), † micturient (1654), esurient (a. 1672), and hence occas. added to L. stems to form adjs. with the meaning ‘desiring, characterized by a desire, (to do something),’ as in † novaturient (1679), nupturient, † vomiturient (1666).
1878. Eagle Mag. (St. John’s Coll. Camb.), X. 81. The vapid concourse of dangling men and nupturient maids.
