sejant


sejant

(ˈsiːdʒənt) or

sejeant

adj (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown seated[C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre]

se•jant

(ˈsi dʒənt)

adj. (of a heraldic animal) sitting. [1490–1500; variant of seiante < Anglo-French; Old French seant, present participle of seoir < Latin sedēre to sit; see -ant]