Volant

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid.

II. Volant ·adj Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant.

III. Volant ·adj Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.

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