passant

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passant

/ˈpæsənt/
/pəˈsɑnt/

Rhymes with -æsənt

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From Middle English passaunt (c. 1300), from Old French passant.

adjective passaunt

not comparable, of a four legged animal Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground. He them espying, gan himselfe prepare, / And on his arme addresse his goodly shield / That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.
not comparable, obsolete Currently in use; in vogue. Many opinions are passant concerning the basilisk, or little king of serpents, commonly called the cockatrice [...].

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@misc{passant_2026,
  title = {passant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/passant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}