Bel*lig"er*ent , n.
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
Bel*lig"er*ent (&?;), a.
[L. bellum war +
gerens, -entis, waging, p.
pr. of gerere to
wage: cf. F. belligérant. See Bellicose, Jest.]
1. Waging war; carrying on war. "Belligerent powers." E.
Everett.
2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or
relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent
rights.
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