Definition of "statant" []

• Standing on all four paws (adjective)

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• "RICHARD II. to THOMAS MOWBRAY, Earl Marshal, and now borne by the Duke of NORFOLK, is _a lion statant guardant, his tail extended or, and ducally gorged arg. _: the PERCY lion is _statant, his tail extended or_: each lion stands upon a chapeau."
• "On the sinister, on a wreath of the colours a stag statant, in front of an holly tree, proper."
• "FWIW, I suspect "statant gardant" might be the correct choice."