gisant


gi·sant

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.