Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Nascent; newly born or about to be born or brought forth; specifically, in heraldry, rising or coming forth: said of a beast which is represented as emerging from the middle of an ordinary as a fesse, and in this way differing from
issuant .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Her.) Same as
jessant .
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- adjective heraldry
jessant
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Examples
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J'appelle tout chrétien, et toute personne de bonne volonté, d'œuvrer pour le soutien du gouvernement naissant de Benghazi.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: 'Just War' And The Intervention In Libya Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011
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Now we consider recent actions by Alfred Webre, an International Lawyer, peace and environmental activist, prominent in the naissant field of Exopolitics, and Leuren Moret - a Geoscientist who has travelled the world to discuss and expose the dangers of radioactive contamination caused by the use of Depleted Uranium in modern artillery shells.
OpEdNews - Diary: Perception Management of 9/11 Truth �� Keeping the Lid on Free Energy 2009
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You saw it in the few things that still kept their grip on the past: on the wall an old, black painting of a knight in ruff and quilted doubtlet; a pounce-box and a hawking-glove on the chimney-piece, and above it an oval scutcheon, with a golden eagle _naissant_ from a _fesse vert_.
The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough
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Et comme un il naissant couvert par ses paupières,
Vers dorés 1920
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Où, naissant dans les bois, jai tout dabord monté.
La Mort du Loup 1920
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"Le projet de detruire ce piege naissant d'une grande puissance."
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders Ernest Scott 1903
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Under the administration of Governor Bullock, a system of internal improvement was inaugurated, theoretically granting State aid to naissant railroads in the proportion in which the companies building those roads aided themselves.
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"Le Christianisme saura vaincre dans son âge mûr l'ennemi qu'il a terrassé en naissant."
Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws James Buchanan 1837
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After Samoa beat Tonga on Friday, the naissant Ireland rugby league side needed to beat Samoa by at least 5 points to progress in the competition.
Slugger O'Toole 2008
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After Samoa beat Tonga on Friday, the naissant Ireland rugby league side needed to beat Samoa by at least 5 points to progress in the competition.
Slugger O'Toole 2008
hernesheir commented on the word naissant
A term for the listers of terms used in heraldry.
December 5, 2010