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forcené

/fɔɹ-/US/ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/

forcené adjective: rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.).

forcené: rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)
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Adjective

forcené (not comparable)

  1. Rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.)
    • […] sinister parted per fess Gules and Azure, in chief a horse forcené Argent between in sinister chief and dexter base an ancient crown Or, and in base a cross Gules fimbriated Argent between in each quarter five plates in saltire,[…]2021 October 13, Judith Nasby, The Making of a Museum, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, →ISBN, page 122
    • […] leading troops in the background, his horse forcené, his right arm gesturing both ahead to the summit and.2022 January 18, Charles Caramello, Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare, University Press of Kentucky, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    cabré, frighted, rampant

Synonyms of forcené

Origin of forcené

From French forcené (“rabid”), past participle of forcener (“to go mad, become enraged”), from Middle French, from Old French forsener (“to be mad with rage”) (compare Old French forsenede (“one who has lost his mind”)), from for- + sen (“sense, reason, mind”), from Frankish *sinn (“sense, mind, judgement”). Cognate with German Sinn (“sense, meaning, mind”), Dutch zin (“sense, desire”). More at for-, sense.

Questions about forcené

What does forcené mean?
Forcené means rearing on the hind legs. (When another animal has this posture, it is termed rampant.).
What part of speech is forcené?
Forcené is an adjective.
How do you pronounce forcené?
Forcené is pronounced /ˈfoɹ.səˌneɪ/ (US).

Words near forcené in the dictionary

  1. forcely
  2. forcemeat
  3. forcemeats
  4. forcement
  5. forceness
  6. forcené
  7. forceout
  8. forceouts
  9. forceplate
  10. forceplates
  11. forceplot

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