Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Existent \Ex*ist"ent\, a. [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of
   existere. See {Exist}.]
   Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now;
   taking place.

         The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no
         real being, as if they were truly existent. --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

existent
     adj 1: having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to
            refine the existent machinery to make it more
            efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the
            world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran" [syn: {existing}]
            [ant: {nonexistent}]
     2: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified
        existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not
        ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness";
        "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"-
        Longfellow [syn: {real}] [ant: {unreal}]
     3: presently existing in fact and not merely potential or
        possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual
        temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined
        conditions" [syn: {actual}] [ant: {potential}]