statant

[ steyt-nt ]

/ ˈsteɪt nt /

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adjective Heraldry.

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

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Origin of statant

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

Words nearby statant

stasimon, stasis, Stassen, stat, statampere, statant, statcoulomb, state, state aid, state bank, state bird

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How to use statant in a sentence

The crest of the Duke of Westminster is a talbot statant or.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The crest of the Duke of Bedford is a goat statant argent, armed or.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Edward III is the first monarch who introduced a crest (the lion statant-guardant) into his great seal.
The Curiosities of Heraldry|Mark Antony Lower
Whilst but seldom met with as a charge upon a shield, the lion statant is by no means rare as a crest.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

Wildenvels: Per pale argent and sable, in the first a demi-lion statant-guardant issuant from the dividing line.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

British Dictionary definitions for statant

statant

/ (ˈsteɪtənt) /

adjective

heraldry (of an animal) in profile with all four feet on the ground

Word Origin for statant

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

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