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French
Pronunciation
Participle
séant
- present participle of seoir
Adjective
séant (feminine séante, masculine plural séants, feminine plural séantes)
- (heraldry) sejant
- (obsolete) sitting (i.e. of a person in an assembly)
- befitting (to), suitable
Derived terms
Noun
séant m (plural séants)
- (with personal pronoun) sitting position
1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier jour d'un condamné, section II:J’ouvris les yeux, je me dressai effaré sur mon séant.- I opened my eyes and sat up, alarmed.
- (colloquial) bottom; behind (of a person)
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