(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:25:36

In"flu*ent (?), a. [L. influens, -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in- in + fluere to flow. See Fluid.]

1.

Flowing in.

"With influent tide." Cowper. "Influent odors." Mrs. Browning.

2.

Exerting influence; influential.

[Obs.]

I find no office by name assigned unto Dr.Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active. Fuller.

 

© Webster 1913.

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