lion rampant
11lion — [ ljɔ̃ ] n. m. • 1080; lat. leo, leonis I ♦ 1 ♦ Grand mammifère carnivore, grand félin à pelage fauve, à crinière brune et fournie, à queue terminée par une grosse touffe de poils, vivant en Afrique et en Asie. Les lions de l Atlas ont disparu.… …
12rampant — Rampant, [ramp]ante. adj. v. Qui rampe. Animal rampant. fortune rampante. ame rampante. style rampant. esprit rampant. En termes d armoiries on dit, Lion rampant, pour dire, Un Lyon qui est representé comme montant. Il est opposé à Lyon passant …
13rampant — [ram′pənt] adj. [ME < OFr, prp. of ramper: see RAMP2] 1. growing luxuriantly; flourishing [rampant plants] 2. spreading unchecked; widespread; rife 3. violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc. 4. Archit. having one abutment… …
14Lion (héraldique) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lion (homonymie). Tête de lion …
15Lion (heraldry) — The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolizes bravery, valour, strength, and royalty, since traditionally, it is regarded as the king of beasts. AttitudesThe following table summarizes the attitudes (positions) of a… …
16Lion — For other uses, see Lion (disambiguation). Lion[1] Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to recent …
17rampant — adjective 1》 flourishing or spreading unchecked: rampant inflation. 2》 unrestrained in action or performance. 3》 [usu. postposition] Heraldry (of an animal) represented standing on its left hind foot with its forefeet in the air. Derivatives… …
18RAMPANT, ANTE — adj. Qui rampe. Il se dit des Animaux et des plantes. Animal rampant. Plante rampante. Le lierre est rampant. Il se dit figurément de Celui qui s’abaisse trop devant les gens puissants, qui descend à de honteuses complaisances pour obtenir des… …
19Lion of Judah — The Lion of Judah has its origins in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) where the Israelite tribe of Judah had the lion as its symbol.Lion of Judah and JudaismWithin Judaism, the Biblical Judah (in Hebrew: Yehuda ) is the… …
20rampant — rampantly, adv. /ram peuhnt/, adj. 1. violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard. 2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds. 3. in full sway; prevailing or unchecked: a rampant rumor. 4. (of an animal) standing on the hind legs;… …
