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peccant
/ˈpɛk(ə)nt/
adjective
archaic
1 Having committed a fault or sin.
2 Diseased or causing disease.
Origin
Late 16th century (in peccant (sense 2)): from Latin peccant- ‘sinning’, from the verb peccare.
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Like many before him, the king was puissant because he was peccant, taking his peoples' prosperity as his own.
