Sa″pi‐ent (?), a. [L. sapiens, -entis, p. pr. of sapere to taste, to have sense, to know. See Sage, a.] Wise; sage; discerning; — often in irony or contempt.
Where the sapient king
Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. Milton.
Syn. — Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.