Bible Dictionaries
Deponent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain latin and Greek verbs.

(2):

(v. t.) A deponent verb.

(3):

(v. t.) One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deponent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deponent.html. 1828.