Spondere
A Dictionary of Law · William C. Anderson · 1889
A Dictionary of Law
Respondent.
One who makes or files an answer in a cause; a defendant.
Co-respondent.
A co-defendant; one of two or more respondents; in English practice, the paramour as joint-defendant in proceedings in divorce for adultery.
Responsive.
Containing or embodying an answer; completely answering. That an answer in equity must be " responsive " to the allegations in the bill, see Answer, 3.