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)

1. (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)

1. underlying

Derived terms

• sous-jacent

Further reading

• “jacent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Verb

jacent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of jaceō