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A beast walking, with three paws on the ground and the right forepaw raised.
Also known as: Passant guardant
A beast in profile walking forward, one forepaw lifted. Three lions passant guardant form the Royal Arms of England, which makes this the attitude most English readers have seen most often without knowing its name.
Describes a beast walking in profile with three paws on the ground and the dexter forepaw raised.
Three lions passant guardant in pale, Or on gules, are the arms of England — the attitude qualified as 'guardant' because each lion turns its head to face the viewer.
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The silhouette of a four-legged beast walking forward in profile, with one front paw raised off the ground.
Passant and statant differ only in whether one forepaw is raised.
Both are heraldic attitudes describing how a beast is posed.