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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Italian montante. Doublet of mountant.
Noun
montant (plural montants)
- (fencing, archaic) An upward cut with a blade
c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :HOST: To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee traverse; to see thee pass thy punto, thy stock, thy reverse, thy distance, thy montant.
Etymology 2
From Middle English mountant, from Old French montant.
Noun
montant (plural montants)
- (carpentry) An upright piece in any framework, such as a muntin or stile
- (drinking) The first scent of a cognac
2004, Anthony Dias Blue, The Complete Book of Spirits, →ISBN, page 238:Instead, let the montant meet your nose just above the rim of the glass.
Etymology 3
From Old French montant.
Adjective
montant (not comparable)
- (heraldry) Ascending toward the chief of the escutcheon.
1873, Harper's New Monthly Magazine, page 178:[…] as it is usually designated, the 'crescent montant,' has long been a symbol of the Turkish empire, which has thus […]
2018 January 31, R. D. Blackmore, Delphi Complete Works of R. D. Blackmore (Illustrated), Delphi Classics, →ISBN:The eagle montant, to borrow a term from falconry, is understood to typify the mythical phœnix, and may be regarded as alluding to the vicissitudes of that illustrious and ever-resurgent family. […]
Usage notes
In heraldic descriptions, the adjective is used postpositively.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
montant (feminine montante, masculine plural montants, feminine plural montantes)
- upwards, climbing
- uphill
Noun
montant m (plural montants)
- a (monetary) amount
- a structural montant
Participle
montant
- present participle of monter
- (preceded by en) gerund of monter
Further reading
Norman
Etymology
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Noun
montant m (plural montants)
- (Jersey, nautical) flow tide