Bel*lig"er*ent (?), a. [L. bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F. bellig'erant. See Bellicose, Jest.]
1.
Waging war; carrying on war.
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Belligerent powers."
E. Everett.
2.
Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
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Bel*lig"er*ent, n.
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.
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