n. [ L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari to abide; com- + morari to delay. ] 1. (Law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting. [ 1913 Webster ]

All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all persons commorant therein. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A resident. Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cormoran, fr. Armor. mōr-vran a sea raven; mōr sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven. ] 1. (Zool.) Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. [ Written also corvorant. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]