jacent
English
Etymology
From Latin jacens, present participle of jacere (“to lie”): compare French jacent. Doublet of jessant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒeɪsənt/
Adjective
jacent (not comparable)
- (archaic) Lying stretched out.
- the jacent posture
References
- “jacent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
jacent (feminine jacente, masculine plural jacents, feminine plural jacentes)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jacent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Verb
jacent
- third-person plural present active indicative of jaceō