G5140850 (zhē-zäN′)n.pl.gi·sants(-zäN′) A sculpted figure of a recumbent dead person, often on top of a sarcophagus, typically forming part of a funerary monument.[French, from present participle of gésir, to lie, from Old French gesir; see gist.]
gisant
A figure that is recumbent on the stone lid of a tomb.