statant

[ steyt-nt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Heraldry.

(of an animal) represented as standing with all feet on the ground:
a bear statant.

statant

/ ˈsteɪtənt /

Origin of statant¹

1490–1500; < Latin stat ( us ) (past participle of stāre to stand ) + -ant

Origin of statant¹

C15: from Latin, apparently from irregularly formed present participle of stāre to stand

The crest of the Duke of Westminster is a talbot statant or.

The crest of the Duke of Bedford is a goat statant argent, armed or.

Edward III is the first monarch who introduced a crest (the lion statant-guardant) into his great seal.

Whilst but seldom met with as a charge upon a shield, the lion statant is by no means rare as a crest.

Wildenvels: Per pale argent and sable, in the first a demi-lion statant-guardant issuant from the dividing line.

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