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Etymology edit

From Latin jacens, present participle of jacere (to lie): compare French jacent. Doublet of jessant.

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jacent (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Lying stretched out.
    the jacent posture

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Adjective edit

jacent (feminine jacente, masculine plural jacents, feminine plural jacentes)

  1. underlying

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Verb edit

jacent

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of jaceō