Meanings
adjective
- governmentPreying; in the posture of preying (upon something).
Lowe, [New Sarum, in Wiltshire] Gu. a wolf preyant ar. Crest, a wolf's head couped ar. collared or.
1780, Joseph Edmondson, A Complete Body of Heraldry1 more example
Culcheth of Culcheth: argent, an eagle disclosed, preyant on a child in a mantle gules, wattled or. This is the crest of Stanley, well known in Lancashire as the bird and bantling.
1880, Thomas Spencer Baynes, The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, page 700Synonyms: preying
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adjectivePreying; in the posture of preying (upon something).
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preyant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preyant
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“preyant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preyant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preyant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preyant.
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