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adj
Having only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Synonyms: nascent
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle French naissant (literally “being born”). Doublet of nascent.
