Associations to the word «Passant»

Wiktionary

PASSANT, adjective. (heraldry) (of a four-legged animal) Walking, usually to the right, and looking straight ahead with the right forepaw raised from the ground. [from 15th c.]
PASSANT, adjective. (obsolete) Currently in use; in vogue. [17th-19th c.]

Dictionary definition

PASSANT, adjective. In walking position with right foreleg raised.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats