Climant

Quick meaning: Climant is an adjective meaning (heraldry, of a goat, postpositive) Climbing; represented with its front legs raised.

Meaning

(heraldry, of a goat, postpositive) Climbing; represented with its front legs raised.

Example Sentences

Sa. three goats, climant, ar. GARFORTH (Yorkshire).

Obv. — A goat climant within a border of 12 cinquefoils interrupted by the type. Rev. — A device of doubtful interpretation intersected by two crosses in saltire and surmounted by a third.

Gules, a goat climant argent, attired or — BARWELL. Gules, a goat salient argent, armed or — BENSTED. Argent, a goat rampant sable, the head and part of the neck of the first armed vert — DE BUCKTON.

The nearest to the quartered coat, "Vert, a goat passant arg.," that I find there is "Vert, a goat climant arg.," assigned by Papworth to Felbury, of Northumberland, and similarly blazoned and assigned by Sir Bernard Burke[…]

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