naissant

adjective

nais·​sant

-ᵊnt

1

heraldry

a

: issuant

b

: rising or issuing from the middle of an ordinary (as a fess) in the instance of an animal with only the upper part visible

2

: nascent

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, present participle of naitre to be born, from Latin nascere, from nasci

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