See Also: Igbo(dictionary)
Igbo(encyclopedia)

jessant (iou) and Igbo (iou)


jessant (iou)



jessant adjective. L16.
[In sense 2 from Old French gesant (later gisant) lying, pres. pple of gesir from Latin jacere to lie: see -ANT1. In sense 1 perh. a different word.]
Heraldry.
Of a charge (as a branch or flower): represented as held in or issuing from the mouth of an animal etc. L16.
Of a charge: represented as lying over and partly covering another. rare. E17.

Igbo (iou)



Igbo noun & adjective. . M18.
[African name.]
A. noun. Pl. same, -os.
A member of a people of SE Nigeria. M18.
The Kwa language of this people. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to this people or their language. M18.