1. shooting forth or springing up
Usage: heraldry; archaic

Examples

• The coat of arms featured a fleur-de-lis jessant from the crown.
• In heraldic design, jessant elements appear to grow or emerge from other symbols.
• The jessant plant motif symbolized new growth and renewal.
• Medieval artists often depicted jessant flowers in illuminated manuscripts.
• The family crest showed three roses jessant from a golden base.