naissant /ˈnāsənt, ˈneɪsənt 
/ ▸ adjective Heraldry (of a charge, especially an animal) issuing from the middle of an ordinary, especially a fess.
– ORIGIN late 16th century : from French, literally ‘being born’, present participle of naître, from Latin nasci ‘be born’.
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