| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; -- said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb essorantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (essorantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective essorant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ESSORANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Essorant \Es"so*rant\, adjective. [French expression]. (references) |
