trippant
/ˈtrɪp(ə)nt
/adjective [usually postpositive] Heraldry
(Of a stag or deer) represented as walking. Compare with passant.Counter trippant means facing in opposite directions as they do when pursued by the hunter....
- In the History of the Roan School this is described as ` three bucks trippant proper with a crest, a buck's head proper holding in its mouth an oak branch vert, acorn or’.
- The knotted serpent and the stag trippant in are derived from the crests respectively of the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke of Buccleuch, who are the principal landowners - the latter also being Lord of the Manor of Plain Furness.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Old French, literally 'walking or springing lightly', present participle of tripper.
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