† ˈinsident, a. Obs.
[ad. L. insidēnt-em, pr. pple. of insidēre to sit in or on, to inhere or subsist in, f. in- (in-2) +sedēre to sit.]
Residing or subsisting in; inherent.
| 1583 Babington Commandm. vii. (1637) 68 It is so sweete and so insident to vs which this lawe forbiddeth. 1590 Greene Mourn. Garm. 44 These vices are insident by nature. a 1641 Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 115 The course of Gods Spirit is..ingredient and insident, as in good men; or urgent and impellent, as in bad men. 1656 Blount Glossogr., Insident, sitting on or in, remaining, continuing. |