decedent

Etymology

From Latin decedens, present active participle of decedere (“to depart, die”).

noun

1. (law, chiefly US) A dead person.
   “A check of the nightstands revealed large amounts of prescription medication in the decedent’s name,” the coroner’s notes said, according to TMZ.com. December 22, 2009, New York Post, “‘Dangerous drug mix’ likely killed Brittany”, in The Herald Sun
   A 2020 study found that MAiD recipients in Ontario tended to be wealthier, less likely to be in institutional care, and more likely to be married than the average Ontario decedent. January 10 2023, Sara Miller Llana, Whitney Eulich, Dominique Soguel, “As assisted dying broadens, countries wrestle with new ethical lines”, in The Christian Science Monitor

adj

1. Removing; departing; deceased.
   satisfy every claimant upon the estate of a decedent person 1846, Pennsylvania Law Journal, volume 5