[ˈɒptənt]

Definitions

1. noun

A person who has the right to choose or select something.

“The optant was given the opportunity to choose between two different insurance plans.”

2. noun

A person who has the right to select or choose a place or region to settle in, especially in the context of the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492.

“Many optants were allowed to settle in the Ottoman Empire after being expelled from Spain.”