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Webster 1913 Edition


Passant

Pas′sant

,
Adj.
[F., p. pr. of
passer
. See
Pass
,
Verb.
I.
]
1.
Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.
[Obs.]
Many opinions are
passant
.
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Curs[GREEK]ry, careless.
[Obs.]
On a
passant
rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop.
Sir P. Pett.
3.
Surpassing; excelling.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
4.
(Her.)
Walking; – said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.

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Passant

Passant

See also: passant

German

Noun

Passant m (genitive Passanten, plural Passanten, feminine Passantin)

  1. passer-by

Declension

passant

passant

See also: Passant

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

passant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground. [from 15th c.]
    • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.i:
      He them espying, gan himselfe prepare, / And on his arme addresse his goodly shield / That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.
  2. (obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue. [17th-19th c.]
    • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.7:
      Many opinions are passant concerning the basilisk, or little king of serpents, commonly called the cockatrice [...].

Catalan

Verb

passant

  1. present participle of passar

Preposition

passant

  1. beyond, past
  2. around (e.g. a corner)
    La botiga és només passant la cantonada.
    The shop is just around the corner.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pas‧sant

Etymology

From Middle French passant.

Noun

passant m (plural passanten, diminutive passantje n)

  1. passer-by
    De passanten negeerden de doedelzakspeler voornamelijk, maar sommigen gooiden wat in zijn pet.
    The passers-by mostly ignored the piper, but some threw something in his cap.

Synonyms


French

Etymology

First attested in Old French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.sɑ̃/

Noun

passant m (plural passants)

  1. passer-by
  2. loop (in belt etc.)

Adjective

passant m (feminine singular passante, masculine plural passants, feminine plural passantes)

  1. busy (as in a busy street)
  2. (heraldry) passant

Verb

passant

  1. present participle of passer

Latin

Verb

passant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of passō

Old French

Verb

passant

  1. present participle of passer

Descendants