adj (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown seated[C16: variant of seant, from Old French, from seoir to sit, from Latin sedēre]
se•jant
(ˈsi dʒənt)
adj. (of a heraldic animal) sitting. [1490–1500; variant of seiante < Anglo-French; Old French seant, present participle of seoir < Latin sedēre to sit; see -ant]