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What is "occurrent"

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Occurrent

Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, a. [L. occurrens, -entis, p. pr. of occurrere: cf. F. occurrent. See Occur.] Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.

Occurrent

Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, n.

  1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.]
    --Holland.

  2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.]

    These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the world.
    --Sir T. Browne.

Wiktionary
occurrent

a. current, actual, occurring. n. (context now chiefly philosophy English) An event, something that occurs.