Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913 Montant Mon′tant (mŏn′tant), n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See Mount.] 1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow. Shak. 2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile. [R.] See Stile. ‹ Montanist Monte ›