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issuant

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is⋅su⋅ant

  [ish-oo-uhnt]
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–adjective
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible: a lion issuant.
Origin:
1600–10; issue + -ant
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is·su·ant   (ĭsh'ōō-ənt)   


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adj.  

  1. Heraldry Designating an animal with only the upper part depicted.

  2. Archaic Emerging.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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