zhēzäⁿ noun
( plural gisants -äⁿ(z))
Etymology: French, from present participle of gésir to lie, lie flat, from Latin jacēre to lie
: a recumbent sculpture of a deceased person shown usually with arms crossed over the chest
zhēzäⁿ noun
( plural gisants -äⁿ(z))
Etymology: French, from present participle of gésir to lie, lie flat, from Latin jacēre to lie
: a recumbent sculpture of a deceased person shown usually with arms crossed over the chest
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012