Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Audient \Au"di*ent\, a. [L. audiens, p. pr. of audire. See
   {Audible}, a.]
   Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls. --Mrs.
   Browning.

Audient \Au"di*ent\, n.
   A hearer; especially a catechumen in the early church. [Obs.]
   --Shelton.