Belligerent
Belligerent ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Latin bellum war + gerens, -entis, waging, present participle of gerere to wage: compare French belligérant. See Bellicose, Jest.]
1.
Waging war; carrying on war.
Belligerent powers.
2.
Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.
Belligerent , noun
A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person engaged in warfare.