passant

passant

pas·sant

P0096600 (păs′ənt)adj. Heraldry Being a beast facing and walking toward the viewer's left with one front leg raised.

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

passant

(ˈpæsənt) adj (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) walking, with the right foreleg raised[C14: from Old French, present participle of passer to pass]

pas•sant

(ˈpæs ənt)

adj. (of a heraldic animal) walking with the farther forepaw elevated. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French, present participle of passer to pass]

Thesaurus

Adj.

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passant - in walking position with right foreleg raisedheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogieserect, upright, vertical - upright in position or posture; "an erect stature"; "erect flower stalks"; "for a dog, an erect tail indicates aggression"; "a column still vertical amid the ruins"; "he sat bolt upright"