circumstant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin circumstāns, present participle of circumstō. === Adjective === circumstant (comparative more circumstant, superlative most circumstant) (archaic) Standing or placed around; surrounding. === Noun === circumstant (plural circumstants) (grammar) An adjunct. === References === “circumstant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === circumstant third-person plural present active indicative of circumstō