ayant

== French == === Etymology === From Latin habens, the present participle of habēre. The replacement of V with Y may have been to avoid confusion with avant (before). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ.jɑ̃/ ~ /e.jɑ̃/ === Participle === ayant present participle of avoir; having, with les pays ayant les taux les plus élevés ― the countries with the highest rates === Noun === ayant m (plural ayants) haver, holder ==== Usage notes ==== Ayant is used only in compounds. ==== Derived terms ==== ayant droit === Further reading === “ayant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012