volant

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

VO'LANT, adjective [Latin volo, to fly.] 1. Flying; passing through the air; as volant automata. 2. Nimble; active; as volant touch. 3. In heraldry, represented as flying or having the wings spread.
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