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sejant rampant

sejant rampant adjective: sitting with one or especially both of its forefeet lifted up.

sejant rampant: sitting with one or especially both of its forefeet lifted up
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Adjective

sejant rampant (not comparable)

  1. Sitting with one or especially both of its forefeet lifted up.
    • FOLEY, Baron, (Foley), a lion, sejant, rampant, or, between paws an escutcheon, charged with the family arms. Ut prosim. Pl. 22, cr. 13. FOLEY, Surr., a lion, rampant, ar., holding the same. Pl. 67, cr. 5. […] MACPHERSON, a grey cat, sejant, rampant. Touch not the cat bot the glove.1860, James Fairbairn, Fairbairns Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland: Text, pages 186, 314
    • (3.) 1810. Obverse; a lion, sejant-rampant, facing left, holding a large key with his paws; inscription, PAYABLE AT ROBERT KEELING & SONS, GIBRALTAR. Reverse; similar to first reverse, but the key is omitted, and the date is very large[…]1881, The Coin Collector's Journal, page 21
    Synonyms:
    sejant erect

Synonyms of sejant rampant

  • sejant erect

Questions about sejant rampant

What does sejant rampant mean?
Sejant rampant means sitting with one or especially both of its forefeet lifted up.
What part of speech is sejant rampant?
Sejant rampant is an adjective.

Words near sejant rampant in the dictionary

  1. seiðkonas
  2. seiðkonur
  3. seiðr
  4. seiðworker
  5. sejant
  6. sejant rampant
  7. sejarah
  8. sejeant
  9. sejid
  10. sejids
  11. sejm

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