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Chapter 5 - Rules of Heraldry - Charges
Postures
| Ambulant | - | walking |
| Aspect | - | The position that an animal occupies with respect to the viewer. It might be full aspect (full faced looking at the viewer). Passant with its side to the viewed, or man aspect (between the two) |
| Bicorporate | - | Having two bodies. with one set of forepaws and one head |
| Couchant | - | laying down with the head raised |
| Descending | - | facing the base |
| Descent | - | coming down from the chief as if leaping downward |
| Dormant | - | sleeping |
| Effare | - | rearing out of rage or fear |
| Enraged | - | leaping |
| Furiosant | - | Enraged or furious. especially when referring to a bull |
| Guardant | - | looking at the observer |
| Genuant | - | kneeling |
| Jessant | - | springing or shooting up |
| Naissant | - | coming out of an ordinary |
| Natant | - | represented horizontally as if swimming |
| Passant | - | walking with the dexter paw raised |
| Pose | - | walking with all four feet on the ground (also statant) |
| Preying | - | in a position for devouring prey |
| Rampant | - | Beasts of prey with forepaws raised and the rear dexter leg higher than the sinister, facing dexter |
| Rangant | - | enraged or furious, especially when referring to a bull |
| Repassant | - | walking toward the sinister side of the shield |
| Salient | - | leaping, forepaws in the dexter chief, hind feet in the sinister base |
| Sejant | - | beasts of prey sitting |
| Sejant affronte | - | sitting with forepaws extended, facing guardant |
| Springing | - | beasts of the hunt leaping (like salient) |
| Statant | - | standing with all four feet on the ground (also pose) |
| Tergant | - | showing the back |
| Trian | - | facing between affronte and guardant |
| Trippant | - | a beast of the hunt walking with the dexter paw raised (like passant) |
| Vigilant | - | as if looking for prey |
Postures for Birds
| Au vol | - | on the wing (volant) |
| Descending | - | facing the base |
| Displayed | - | wings and legs fully expanded, especially when referring to an eagle |
| Eyrant | - | nested birds |
| Perched | - | as if perched on an object |
| Preying | - | in a position for devouring prey |
| Rising | - | rising into flight (also rousant or surgiant) |
| Sourant | - | flying upwards |
| Trussed | - | standing with wings folded closed to the body (also closed) |
| Volant | - | flying horizontally |
