sejant

or se·jeant

[ see-juhnt ]

adjective

, Heraldry.

1. (of an animal) represented in a sitting posture:

   a lion sejant.

sejant

/ ˈsiːdʒənt /

adjective

1. usually postpositive heraldry (of a beast) shown seated

Word History and Origins

Origin of sejant¹

1490–1500; variant of seiante < Anglo-French; Middle French seant, equivalent to se- (stem of seoir < Latin sedēre to sit ¹ ) + -ant -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of sejant¹

C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre

Example Sentences

Sea lions, however, will also be found "sejant" and "sejant-erect" (Fig. 314).

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Crest: on a coronet, a griffin sejant, with wings displayed or.

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From the nature of the animal, the kangaroo is depicted sejant.

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On the crown is the crest of Scotland—a crowned lion sejant, holding in one paw a sceptre and in the other a sword.

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The true lion sejant is represented in profile, seated on its haunches, with the forepaws resting on the ground (Fig. 304).

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