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单词 sejant
释义

sejant

or se·jeant

[ see-juhnt ]
/ ˈsi dʒənt /

adjective Heraldry.

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

Origin of sejant

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

seize on, seize up, seizing, seizure, seizure disorder, sejant, sejant-erect, Sejanus, Sejm, Sekhmet, Sekondi
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Example sentences from the Web for sejant

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

    A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • As a Supporter the Lion is represented rampant, rampant reguardant, and sejant rampant.

    The Handbook to English Heraldry|Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for sejant

sejant

sejeant

/ (ˈsiːdʒənt) /

adjective

(usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown seated

Word Origin for sejant

C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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