{ } n. The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of percipere. See Perceive. ] Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]