SAPIENT

sapient. Sapient, a. wise, sage, skilled, knowing, prudent

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Sa″pi‐ent (?), a. [[L. sapiens, -entis, p. pr. of sapere to taste, to have sense, to know. See Sage, a.]] Wise; sage; discerning; — often in irony or contempt. Where the sapient king Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Milton. Syn. — Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.