genuantadj.
/ˈdʒɛnjuːənt/ Heraldry.
Kneeling, in a kneeling posture.
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couchantc1500
dormantc1500
sejantc1500
lodged1580
genuant1688
sedant1688
statant1688
urinant1688
springant1708
posé1725
saltant1850
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 11/1 In some Coats you shall find Arch-Angels and Angels genuant or Kneeling.
1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Genuant, in a kneeling posture, as an angel genuant, or kneeling.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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adj.1688- to turn over the perk
- to turn over the thumb
- to turn pear-shaped
- to turn pearshaped
- to turn round
- to turn round and say
- to turn round and say something
- to turn round one's finger
- to turn round one's little finger
- to turn rusty
- to turn short
- to turn short round
- to turn show the whites of one's eyes
- to turn sides
- to turn snitch
- to turn something on its ear
- to turn something on its head
- to turn something up to eleven
- to turn sour
- to turn sour on a person
- to turn stag
- to turn stomach
- to turn tail
- to turn the air blue
- to turn the back