considerant

Considerant is an English term that functions as both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, it denotes a person who considers, weighs reasons, or engages in deliberation—essentially a thinker or examiner. As an adjective, it describes something related to or involved in consideration or the act of considering. The word is uncommon in contemporary usage and is more often encountered in historical or scholastic texts.

Etymology and usage aside from modern prose: the word derives from the Latin considerans, the present participle of considerare, and is formed in English with the agentive suffix -ant. In some ancient or medieval philosophical and rhetorical writings, the considerant is described as the agent who weighs premises or arguments, sometimes in contrast to the object being considered or the ground of consideration. This stylistic device helps to analyze stages of reasoning as distinct roles within a discourse.

Modern reception: today, considerant is generally viewed as archaic or rare. In common and scholarly writing, authors typically replace it with more familiar terms such as considerer, thinker, examiner, or simply “the person considering.” When encountered, the word often signals a historical or specially analytic context rather than a routine contemporary usage.