APPEL'LANT, noun [See Appeal.] 1. One who appeals, or removes a cause from a lower to a higher tribunal. 2. One who prosecutes another for a crime. 3. One who challenges, or summons another to single combat. 4. In church history, one who appeals from the Constitution Unigenitus to a general council.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI