issuant
/ˈɪʃ(j)ʊənt
/ /ˈɪsjʊənt/adjective [predicative] Heraldry
(Of the upper part of an animal) shown rising up or out from another bearing, especially from the bottom of a chief or from behind a fess.This is because the charges on the shield duplicate the crest which in many cases is a demi-creature issuant from a crown.
Origin
Early 17th century: from issue + -ant (on the pattern of French present participles ending in -ant).
- walk (or tread) on air
- walk out
- walkout
- walk over
- walkover
- walkround
- walk someone off their feet
- walk something back
- walk something off
- walk test
- walk the boards
- walk the plank
- walk the streets
- walk the walk (also walk the talk)
- walk the wards
- walk-through
- orthopnoea
- orthopnoeic
- orthopod
- orthopoxvirus
- orthoprax
- orthopraxis
- orthopraxy
- orthopsychiatric
- orthopsychiatrist