| (a) Of things: transitory; of persons: transient, traveling; as noun: a transient; |
(b) her. of animals on a shield or coat of arms: in a walking posture; |
(c) surpassing, great, excellent; ~ and plesing. |
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c1330(?c1300) Bevis 100/2043:
Beues..rod norþ gode spede; Euer a was pasaunt [vr. rydaunt] Til a com to Mombraunt.
c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2) 23:
Theves taken with litell menure..in sute of a straunge man passaunt, as in tyme of feyre.
a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr.(Lamb 501) 57/28:
Coueyte noght þinges coruptibles & passant [Ashmole: transitorye; Royal: passyng], þat þou most sone forsake.
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(b)
(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4) 2.8483:
Hector..bare þat day a schelde..With þre lyouns..Of whos colour is made no mencioun, But..Þei wer passaunt.
(c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.3 208:
Sabyll, iij assys passans of sylvyr.
(c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.7 196:
iij ottrys passaunt of gold.
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(c)
(c1385) Chaucer CT.Kn.A.2107:
Euery wight that..wolde his thankes han a passant [vrr. passaunte; passing] name Hath preyed that he myghte been of that game.
(a1449) Lydg.2 Merch.(Hrl 2255)163:
The riche beddyng of swte so weel beseyne, Passaunt and plesyng..for his freend this marchaunt did ordeyne.
a1500(?a1450) GRom.247:
My ladye the Emperes is weddid this daye, and þerefor ther is a passaunt feste y-made.
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