[ad. L. confitēnt-em, pr. pple. of confitēri to CONFESS.] One who confesses; a penitent.
1606. Proc. agst. Traitors, 366. For who could hope to draw that from a Confitent or a Confessor.
1667. Decay Chr. Piety, vii. § 4. 260. How wide a difference there is between a mere confitent and a true penitent.
1858. Sat. Rev., 24 July, 73/1. Suggested by the prurient fancy of the eager confitent.
