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counter-passant

counter-passant is the alternative spelling of counterpassant.

Meaning of counterpassant

Adjective

counterpassant (not comparable)

  1. Passant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield.
    • Arg. a bend engr. betw. in chief a lion pass., and in base a lion counterpassant gu.1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 202
    Synonyms:
    repassant

Questions about counter-passant

What is counter-passant the alternative spelling of?
Counter-passant is the alternative spelling of counterpassant.

Words near counter-passant in the dictionary

  1. counter-paly
  2. counter-parries
  3. counter-parry
  4. counter-parties
  5. counter-party
  6. counter-passant
  7. counter-password
  8. counter-passwords
  9. counter-payment
  10. counter-payments
  11. counter-potent

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