| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Lying at length; as, the jacent posture.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb jacently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (jacently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective jacent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "JACENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Etymology:Jacent \Ja"cent\, adjective. [Latin expression jacens, present participle of jacere to lie: compare to the French expression jacent.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: JACENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Lying at length. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
