PASSANT

passant

(adjective) in walking position with right foreleg raised

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

passant (not comparable)

(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.]

(obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue. [17th-19th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

Pas"sant, a. Etym: [F., p.pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.]

1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.] Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne.

2. Curs [Obs.] On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett.

3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] Chaucer.

4. (Her.)

Definition: Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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