English Dictionary

passant

/ˈpæsənt/

adj

(heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground. / (obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue.

The passant lion is a common symbol in heraldry.

意味（1）

(heraldry, of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground.

He them espying, gan himselfe prepare, / And on his arme addresse his goodly shield / That bore a Lion passant in a golden field.

意味（2）

(obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue.

Many opinions are passant concerning the basilisk, or little king of serpents, commonly called the cockatrice ….