Both Uses of
aspirant
in
Jane Eyre
- Besides, he could not bind all that he had in his nature — the rover, the aspirant, the poet, the priest — in the limits of a single passion.†
p. 424.8 *aspirant = someone hoping to achieve recognition or advancement
- All men of talent, whether they be men of feeling or not; whether they be zealots, or aspirants, or despots — provided only they be sincere — have their sublime moments, when they subdue and rule.†
p. 482.0aspirants = people hoping to achieve recognition or advancement