vagient

English

Etymology

From Latin vagiens, present participle of vagire (“to cry like a young child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈveɪd͡ʒiənt/

Adjective

vagient (comparative more vagient, superlative most vagient)

1. (obsolete, formal) Crying like a child.
   • 1629, John Gaule, Practiqve Theories, or Votiue Speculations, vpon Iesvs Christs Prediction, Incarnation, Passion, Resurrection, London:

     vagient youngling

References

• “vagient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Vigeant, vintage

Latin

Verb

vāgient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of vāgiō