Repassant
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Counterpassant. not-comparable, rare
"[...] Hee beareth, Sable, two lyoncels, the one paffant, the other repassant, Argent, both collared, Gules, but in mine opinion no man by this last blazon is able to tricke, or expresse the true portraiture and manner of the bearing of these lioncels, […]"
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More examples"[...] Hee beareth, Sable, two lyoncels, the one paffant, the other repassant, Argent, both collared, Gules, but in mine opinion no man by this last blazon is able to tricke, or expresse the true portraiture and manner of the bearing of these lioncels, […]"
Etymology
Compare French repassant (present participle of repasser).
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