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Pas·sant a.
1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current. [Obs.]
Many opinions are passant. --Sir T. Browne.
2. Curs░ry, careless. [Obs.]
On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. --Sir P. Pett.
3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.]
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
adj : in walking position with right foreleg raised [syn: passant(ip)]