Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PEC'CANT, a. [L. peccans; Fr. peccant. See Peccable.]

1. Sinning; guilty of sin or transgression; criminal; as, peccant angels. – Milton.
2. Morbid; bad; corrupt; not healthy; as, peccant humors. – Arbuthnot.
3. Wrong; bad; defective; informal; as, a peccant citation. [Not used.] – Ayliffe.