jacent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin jacens, present participle of jacere (“to lie”): compare French jacent. Doublet of jessant.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editjacent (not comparable)
- (archaic) Lying stretched out.
- the jacent posture
References
edit- “jacent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Adjective
editjacent (feminine jacente, masculine plural jacents, feminine plural jacentes)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “jacent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editVerb
editjacent
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