optant
The English word “optant” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A person who lives in a region undergoing a change of sovereignty and thus may choose between retaining their old citizenship or opting for the citizenship of the new sovereignty.
- A person who opts into, out of, or for something.
Etymology
Partly (sense 1) borrowed from German Optant or Danish optant (both attested since 1907), partly from opt + ant.
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