jessant

[ jes-uh nt ]
/ ˈdʒɛs ənt /

adjective Heraldry.

shooting up, as a plant.
coming forth; issuant.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of jessant

1600–10; perhaps alteration of obsolete issant issuant, by association with obsolete jessant (of a charge) lying on top of another charge < Middle French gesant (present participle of gesir ≪ Latin jacēre to lie), equivalent to ges- lie + -ant -ant

Words nearby jessant

jervis bay, jespersen, jess, jessamine, jessamyn, jessant, jesse, jesse window, jesselton, jessica, jessie
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