portantadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrtnt/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– portant, 1600s 1800s portante.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French portant, porter.

Etymology: < French portant, present participle of porter port v.²: compare -ant suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier portate adj.

Heraldry. rare. As postmodifier.

†1. Carrying. Obsolete.In quot. used as a participle with direct object.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > other specific activities

portant1572

raping1610

vorant1766

pascuant?1828

vigilantc1828

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 51 I. beareth Azure, an Elephante d'Argente, portant a turret d'Or.

2. = portate adj.

ΚΠ

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory i. v. 51/2 A Cross portante proper, in a Field Vert.

?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. Gloss. Portate, or Portant, a cross portate is so called, because it..lies sloping,..as if it were carried on a man's shoulder.

1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry p. xiv./1 Portate, portante, or portrate.

1910 W. A. Copinger Heraldry Simplified iii. Pl. 5 Portant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portant
释义	portantadj. Brit. /ˈpɔːt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpɔrtnt/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s– portant, 1600s 1800s portante. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French portant, porter. Etymology: < French portant, present participle of porter port v.²: compare -ant suffix¹. With sense 2 compare earlier portate adj. Heraldry. rare. As postmodifier. †1. Carrying. Obsolete.In quot. used as a participle with direct object. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldic representations of creatures > [adjective] > other specific activities portant1572 raping1610 vorant1766 pascuant?1828 vigilantc1828 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 51 I. beareth Azure, an Elephante d'Argente, portant a turret d'Or. 2. = portate adj. ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory i. v. 51/2 A Cross portante proper, in a Field Vert. ?1828 W. Berry Encycl. Heraldica I. Gloss. Portate, or Portant, a cross portate is so called, because it..lies sloping,..as if it were carried on a man's shoulder. 1889 C. N. Elvin Dict. Heraldry p. xiv./1 Portate, portante, or portrate. 1910 W. A. Copinger Heraldry Simplified iii. Pl. 5 Portant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1572
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