assurgent

English

Etymology

From Latin assurgens, present participle of assurgo (“rise up”).

Noun

assurgent (plural assurgents)

1. (heraldry) A man or beast rising out of the sea.

Adjective

assurgent (comparative more assurgent, superlative most assurgent)

1. Rising or tending to rise.
2. (botany) Curving upward.

Derived terms

• assurgency

References

• The Manual of Heraldry, Fifth Edition, by Anonymous, London, 1862, online at [1]

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) assurgent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of assurgō