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Definition of Sejant
1. a. Sitting, as a lion or other beast.
Definition of Sejant
1. Adjective. (heraldry) Seated, sitting. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sejant
1. represented in a sitting position -- used of a heraldic animal [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sejant
Literary usage of Sejant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Heraldry: With Four Hundred and Fifty Illus. Drawn and Engraved on by Charles Boutell (1907)
"sejant: sitting down with his head elevated, No. 178. No. 178. sejant. If he
looks out from the Shield, the word Guardant is to be added. ..."
2. The British Herald; Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Crest, a squirrel sejant gu. collared, and holding a nut or. .... Crest, a squirrel
sejant or, collared, lined, and cracking a nut. Bluet, [Hants. ..."
3. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"sejant affronté, as in the crest of Scotland. 11. Couchant, lying down, but with
his head erect, and his tail beneath him, 12. Dormant, asleep, with his ..."
4. A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry by Henry Gough, James Parker (1894)
"sejant, (fr. am*): this term when applied to beasts signifies that they are in
a sitting position; but the position of a squirrel sejant differs from most ..."
5. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Arg. a chev. gu. betw. three squirrels sejant sa. cracking nuts or. ... Arg.
a chev. or betw. three squirrels sejant gu. holding a branch vert and cracking ..."
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