decedent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsiːdənt/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈsi.dənt/ === Noun === decedent (plural decedents) (law, chiefly US) A dead person. ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === decedent (not comparable) Removing; departing; deceased. === See also === deceased == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈkeː.dɛnt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈt͡ʃɛː.dent] === Verb === dēcēdent third-person plural future active indicative of dēcēdō