aversant

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adjective

Turned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).

Similar
dorsedaverse
Opposite
appaumé
OriginLatin āversantem →
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Meanings

adjectiveaversant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentTurned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).

    [...] bore, sable three sinister gauntlets aversant [...]

    1902, Joseph Foster, Some Feudal Coats of Arms and Others, page 204
    1 more example

    Gules, a fess azure between 4 hands (mains) sinister aversant or.

    1979, W. E. Hampton, Memorials of the Wars of the Roses: A Biographical Guide

    Synonyms: dorsed, averse

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveTurned to show the back: said of a hand (or gauntlet).

Similar
dorsedaverse
Opposite
appaumé
Also see
dorsed

Origin

  1. Latināversantem
  2. Englishaversant

From Latin āversantem, from āversāns.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Tsarnaevtsarevna
Cite this entry
APA

aversant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aversant

MLA

“aversant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aversant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aversant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aversant.

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