scient
adjective
- knowledgeable, skilled
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪənt/
adj
Etymology: From Latin sciēns (“knowing”), from sciō (“know”).
- Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.
“…referring them to ſome ſuch of his principal Officers as he thought to be the moſt ſcient in Matters of that Nature…”
noun
Etymology: See scion.
- Obsolete spelling of scion.