sejeant

Variant of sejant

sejant definition

se·jant or sejeant se′·jeant (sē′jənt)

adjective

Heraldry sitting erect with the forepaws resting on the ground a lion sejant

Etymology: Anglo-Fr seiant, prp. of seier (OFr seoir), to sit < L sedere, to sit

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