sejant

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sē′jənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•jant  (sē′jənt),USA pronunciation adj. [Heraldry.]
  1. Heraldry(of an animal) represented in a sitting posture:a lion sejant.
Also, se′jeant. 
  • Latin sedēre to sit1) + -ant -ant
  • Anglo-French; Middle French seant, equivalent. to se- (stem of seoir
  • variant of seiante 1490–1500

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