dissentient Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
    recusant.
  2. adjective satellite disagreeing, especially with a majority
    dissenting; dissident.

WordNet

Dis*sen"tient adjective
Etymology
L. dissentiens, p. pr. of dissentire. See Dissent, v. i.
Definitions
  1. Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting. -- n. One who dissents. Macaulay.

Webster 1913