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.