Optant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Optant is a noun meaning A person who opts into, out of, or for something.
Meaning
A person who opts into, out of, or for something.
More Meanings
- 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.
Example Sentences
According to one authority, nearly 40,000 of the Sleswick Danes had become 'optants'—that is, had taken the 'option' of Danish nationality—or had emigrated, by the end of 1880.
Word Forms
- optants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include step-country, belonger, peregrine, emigree, cocitizen, oldcomer.
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