See Also: couchant(dictionary)
COUCHANT(law)
LEVANT ET COUCHANT(law)

couchant (iou)



couchant adjective. LME.
[Old & mod. French, pres. pple of coucher COUCH verb: see -ANT1.]
Esp. of an animal: lying down; couching. LME.
levant and couchant: see LEVANT adjective.
Heraldry. Of an animal: lying on its belly with its head up, lodged. Usu. postpositive. E16.
Lying hidden, lurking. M17-E18.