Attitude (heraldry) - Wikipedia A beast couchant (Old French: "lying down") is lying down, but with the head raised [10] Lodged is the term for this position when applied to the "docile" (i e herbivorous) animals
COUCHANT - The Law Mind Legal Dictionary Couchant is sometimes read as a standalone legal standard when it operates only as half of the compound phrase couchant and levant The two elements are inseparable in legal meaning: couchant alone (lying down) describes a single posture; levant alone (rising up) describes another
What does couchant mean? - Definitions. net Couchant refers to an animal, typically a lion or other heraldic beast, represented as lying on its stomach with its head raised and facing forward It is a term originating from French language, used in heraldry to describe the position of an animal