rev|e|nant

rev|e|nant
rev|e|nant «REHV uh nuhnt», noun.
a person who returns, especially as a spirit after death; ghost.
[< French revenant, present participle of Old French revenir to come back; see etym. under revenue (Cf.revenue)]

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