Issant

Issant

Issant, or Issuant: arising from the bottom line of a field or chief, or from the upper line of a fesse, or from a coronet. Naissant, a term with which issuant is often confounded, has a somewhat different signification, namely, when the figure rises from the midst of the chief, or fesse, or other charge. Issuing from the side of the shield is also found; and this is perhaps the same as the French mouvant. See under Arm, Aspect, &c.

Azure, on a chief or, a demi-lion rampant issuant gules--MARKHAM, Notts.

Argent, a fesse gules, a demi-lion issuing therefrom sable--CHALMERS, Scotland.