affiant

== English == === Etymology === From affy (“(obsolete) to have faith in, trust; to formally affirm or promise; etc.”) +‎ -ant (suffix forming agent nouns from verbs). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /əˈfaɪənt/ Rhymes: -aɪənt Hyphenation: af‧fi‧ant === Noun === affiant (plural affiants) (originally US, now Canada, US, law) An individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit; (generally) an individual who makes a sworn deposition; a deponent. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === affidavit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia deposition (law) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “affiant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.