jessant

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UK/ˈdʒɛsənt/

adjective

Describing a charge which appears over, or covers, another charge as well as the field.

OriginOld French gesant →
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Meanings

adjectivejessant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentDescribing a charge which appears over, or covers, another charge as well as the field.

    That night she finds a locket on her pillow. Gold, in the shape of a heart, Cupids jessant round the perimeter.

    1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 61

Origin

  1. Old Frenchgesant
  2. Englishjessant

From Old French gesant. Doublet of jacent.

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APA

jessant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jessant

MLA

“jessant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jessant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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