I. ˈrevənənt, |revə|näⁿ noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from present participle of revenir to come back, from Middle French — more at revenue
: one that returns: as
a. : the ghost of a dead person : specter , wraith
a lovely woman's wistful revenant , surviving in disembodied beauty — John Bennett
b. : one who returns to a former place after prolonged absence
our revenant from a hundred years ago — K.K.Darrow
c. : a person having qualities characteristic of another age or time as if returned therefrom
a revenant from Regency times
II. adjective
Etymology: French, present participle of revenir to come back
1. : coming back : recurring
a revenant spirit
2. : of, relating to, or typical of a revenant
revenant shrieks