counterpassant

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adjective

Passant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield.

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repassant
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Meanings

adjectivecounterpassant (not comparable)

alternative counter-passant

  1. not comparablegovernmentPassant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield.

    Arg. a bend engr. betw. in chief a lion pass., and in base a lion counterpassant gu.

    1874, John Woody Papworth, An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great Britain and Ireland, page 202

    Synonyms: repassant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePassant in opposite directions; said of two animals, or of one animal in relation to another animal on the same shield.

Similar
repassant

Origin

From counter- + passant.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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