sejant

or se·jeant

[ see-juhnt ]

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

Origin of sejant

1
1490–1500; variant of seiante<Anglo-French; Middle French seant, equivalent to se- (stem of seoir<Latin sedēre to sit1) + -ant-ant

Words Nearby sejant

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How to use sejant in a sentence

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

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • Crest: on a coronet, a griffin sejant, with wings displayed or.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • From the nature of the animal, the kangaroo is depicted sejant.

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • On the crown is the crest of Scotland—a crowned lion sejant, holding in one paw a sceptre and in the other a sword.

    Royal English Bookbindings | Cyril Davenport
  • The true lion sejant is represented in profile, seated on its haunches, with the forepaws resting on the ground (Fig. 304).

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry | Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

British Dictionary definitions for sejant

sejant

sejeant

/ (ˈsiːdʒənt) /


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

Origin of sejant

1
C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre

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