[Illustration:  Rampant]

Rampant.

[Illustration:  Rampant gardant]

Rampant gardant.

[Illustration:  Rampant regardant]

Rampant regardant.

[Illustration:  Salient]

Salient.

[Illustration:  Statant gardant]

Statant gardant.

[Illustration:  Passant]

Passant.

When the lions’ heads are placed in the same position as in rampant gardant and regardant, they are then said to be passant gardant and regardant.

[Illustration:  Sejant]

Sejant.

[Illustration:  Couchant]

Couchant.

[Illustration:  Dormant]

Dormant.

Thus far the lion is drawn in natural positions; these are considered the most honourable, as they have never been properly inserted in arms but for persons of high authority and pre-eminent courage and virtue.  There are a great many deviations from the above, which are marks of great honour.  It is considered that a lion cannot bear a rival in the field; therefore if two or more lions are introduced they are supposed to be lion’s whelps, or in Heraldic terms lioncels.

[Illustration:  Two lioncels addorsed]

Two lioncels addorsed or back to back.

[Illustration:  Lioncels combatant]

Lioncels combatant.

[Illustration:  Lion rampant double-headed]

Lion rampant double-headed.

[Illustration:  An incorporated lion gardant in the fess point]

An incorporated lion gardant in the fess point.

There are a great number of ways of introducing this charge:  many of them will be seen under the proper words that describe their condition:  such as the word debruised, where the lion is confined by the fess passing over it; demi-lion or half lion; but the examples here given will be sufficient to explain their positions, active or passive.  If no mention is made of the tincture it is always supposed that they are proper, that is, to be coloured like nature:  they are introduced in arms of every metal and tincture known in Heraldry.

[Illustration:  Lodged]

LODGED. A stag sitting on the ground with its head erect, is said to be lodged.

LOZENGE.  An angular figure, known as diamond-shaped, to distinguish it from the square.

[Illustration:  Lozenge]

EX.  Or, a lozenge vert.

LOZENGY.  Covered with lozenges.

[Illustration:  Lozengy]

EX.  Lozengy gules and argent.

LUNA.  The moon:  it formerly signified argent in emblazoning the arms of sovereigns.

MANCHE.  An ancient sleeve with long hangings to it.

[Illustration:  Manche]

EX.  Argent, a manche, gules.

MANED. When the manes of horses, unicorns, &c. are of a different tincture from their bodies they are said to be maned.

MANTLE.  A long robe or cloak of state.