sejant

[ see-juh nt ]

/ ˈsi dʒənt /

(of an animal) represented in a sitting posture: a lion sejant.

Origin of sejant

1490–1500; variant of seiante < Anglo-French; Middle French seant, equivalent to se- (stem of seoir < Latin sedēre to sit¹) + -ant -ant

seize on, seize up, seizin, seizing, seizure, sejant, sejant-erect, sejanus, sejm, sekhmet, sekondi

Sea lions, however, will also be found "sejant" and "sejant-erect" (Fig. 314).

A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
As a Supporter the Lion is represented rampant, rampant reguardant, and sejant rampant.

The Handbook to English Heraldry |Charles Boutell

sejant

/ (ˈsiːdʒənt) /

(usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown seated

C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre