combattant

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adjective

In fighting position; said of two lions set face to face, each rampant.

OriginMiddle English combattant ← Middle French combattant →
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Meanings

adjectivecombattant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentIn fighting position; said of two lions set face to face, each rampant.

    VISCOUNT LORTON bears gu., two lions combattant, supporting a dexter hand.

    1892, Charles Boutell, Heraldry, Ancient and Modern: Including Boutell's Heraldry, page 81

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchcombattant
  2. Middle Englishcombattant
  3. Englishcombattant

From Middle English combattant, from Middle French combattant. Doublet of combatant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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