PASSANT

Pas″sant (?), a. [[F., p. pr. of passer. See Pass, v. i.]] 1. 1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.
Many opinions are passant. Sir T. Browne. 2. 2. Curs�ry, careless.
On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop. Sir P. Pett. 3. 3. Surpassing; excelling. Chaucer.
4. 4. (Her.) Walking; — said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.