Fré'quent1, a.
a. [Lat. frequens, Fr. fréquent, Sp. & It. frequente.]
- Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. “Frequent feudal towers.” Byron.
- Given to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; as, frequent and loud in declamations against the revolution.
- Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.] Milton.
- Often or commonly reported. [Obs.]
“*’Tis frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci.*” Massinger.