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Definition of passant - 2 dictionary results

pas⋅sant

  [pas-uhnt]
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–adjective Heraldry.
(of a beast) represented as in the act of walking, with one forepaw raised.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < MF, prp. of passer to pass; see -ant
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pas·sant   (pās'ənt)   


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adj.   Heraldry
Being a beast facing and walking toward the viewer's left with one front leg raised.

[Middle English, from Old French, present participle of passer, to pass; see pass.]
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