LIBELANT

libelant (lI-b<<schwa>>l-<<schwa>>nt).1. The party who institutes a suit in admiralty or ecclesiastical court by filing a libel. [Cases: Admiralty  41. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 142–145, 147.] 2.LIBELER. — Also spelled libellant.

[Blacks Law 8th]