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jessant

American  
[jes-uhnt] / ˈdʒɛs ənt /

adjective

Heraldry.

  1. shooting up, as a plant.

  2. coming forth; issuant.

Etymology

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

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