affiant

[ uh-fahy-uh nt ]

/ əˈfaɪ ənt /

a person who makes an affidavit.

Origin of affiant

1800–10, Americanism; obsolete v. affy to confide (< Middle French afier; see affiance) + -ant

Wherefore, affiant prays that said Gustav Stahl may be arrested and imprisoned, or bailed, as the case may be.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 |Various
It is not true that this affiant has ever been party to the commission of any crime or any misdemeanor.

'The System,' as uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution |Franklin Hichborn
The signature should correspond exactly with the name of the affiant stated at the beginning.

Copyright: Its History and Its Law |Richard Rogers Bowker
That to disclose the source of affiant's information at this time might defeat the ends of justice.

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 |Various

Affiant is familiar with the handwriting of her sister Marguerite Claverie Oswald.

Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) |The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

affiant

/ (əˈfaɪənt) /

US law a person who makes an affidavit

C19: Old French, from affier to trust to, from Medieval Latin affīdāre; see affiance