jacent
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin jacens, present participle of jacere (“to lie”): compare French jacent. Doublet of jessant.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
jacent (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 edit
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
jacent (feminine jacente, masculine plural jacents, feminine plural jacentes)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “jacent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Verb edit
jacent