decedent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who is no longer alive
    dead person; departed; deceased person; dead soul; deceased.
    • I wonder what the dead person would have done

WordNet

De*ce"dent adjective
Etymology
L. decedens, p. pr. of decedere.
Definitions
  1. Removing; departing. Ash.
De*ce"dent noun
Definitions
  1. A deceased person. Bouvier.

Webster 1913