Ĕs'so-rant, a.
a. [Fr.] (Her.) Standing on the ground with the wings spread out, as if about to fly;—said of the figure of a bird borne as a charge in an escutcheon.
a. [Fr.] (Her.) Standing on the ground with the wings spread out, as if about to fly;—said of the figure of a bird borne as a charge in an escutcheon.