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 Definitions of revenant  [ˈrɛv ə nənt]  

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Definition of 'revenant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) revenant
a person who returns, esp. after a long absence.

2.  revenant
a person who returns as a spirit after death.

Etymology:  (1820–30; < F: ghost, n. use of prp. of revenir to return; see revenue , -ant)

Definition of 'revenant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) revenant
a person who returns after a lengthy absence

2. (adj) revenant
someone who has returned from the dead

3. (adj) revenant
of or relating to or typical of a revenant
"revenant shrieks and groans"

4. (adj) recurring, revenant
coming back
"a revenant ghost"



'revenant' - Nearby Entries  

revel  reveller  revelry  revenant  revenge  revengeful  revengefully  



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