séant

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɑ̃/

Verb

séant

1. present participle of seoir

Adjective

séant (feminine singular séante, masculine plural séants, feminine plural séantes)

1. (heraldry) sejant
2. (obsolete) sitting (i.e. of a person in an assembly)
3. befitting (to), suitable

Noun

séant m (plural séants)

1. (with personal pronoun) sitting position
   • 1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, II:

     J'ouvris les yeux, je me dressai effaré sur mon séant.

     I opened my eyes and sat up, alarmed.

2. (colloquial) bottom; behind (of a person)

Further reading

• “séant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• entas, santé, sénat