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statant

[steyt-nt]
adjective Heraldry.
  1. (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
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Historical Examples of statant

  • Statant: standing, his four paws on the ground, and looking before him, No. 175.

    The Handbook to English Heraldry

    Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for statant

statant

adjective
  1. heraldry (of an animal) in profile with all four feet on the ground
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Word Origin for statant

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