issuant

issuant
/ish"ooh euhnt/, adj.
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible: a lion issuant.
[1600-10; ISSUE + -ANT]

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  • Issuant — Is su*ant ([i^]sh [ u]*ant), a. (Her.) Issuing or coming up; a term used to express a charge or bearing rising or coming out of another. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • issuant — adjective Date: 1610 1. of a heraldic animal rising with only the upper part visible 2. archaic coming forth ; emerging …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • issuant — adjective Having only the upper half depicted …   Wiktionary

  • issuant — sustain …   Anagrams dictionary

  • issuant — [ ɪʃ(j)ʊənt, ɪsjʊ ] adjective Heraldry (of the upper part of an animal) shown rising up or out from another bearing …   English new terms dictionary

  • issuant — is·su·ant …   English syllables

  • issuant — is•su•ant [[t]ˈɪʃ u ənt[/t]] adj. her (of a heraldic animal) rising with only the forepart visible • Etymology: 1600–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • issuant — /ˈɪʃuənt/ (say ishoohuhnt) adjective 1. Rare emerging. 2. Heraldry having only the upper half seen. {issu(e) + ant} …  

  • issuant — adj. Heraldry (esp. of a beast with only the upper part shown) rising from the bottom or top of a bearing …   Useful english dictionary

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