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'''Tergiant''' (also spelled '''Tergant''') is an [[heraldry|heraldic]] posture, where a [[monster]] or an [[animal]] shows their back, particularly in birds such as "an eagle tergiant". It is essentially the opposite of the posture [[affronty]].
'''Tergiant''' (also spelled '''Tergant''') is an [[heraldry|heraldic]] posture, where a [[Heraldic beast|monster]] or an [[animal]] shows their back, particularly in birds such as "an eagle tergiant". It is essentially the opposite of the posture [[affronty]].


[[category:device heraldry]]
[[category:device heraldry]]

Revision as of 10:03, 4 September 2007

Tergiant (also spelled Tergant) is an heraldic posture, where a monster or an animal shows their back, particularly in birds such as "an eagle tergiant". It is essentially the opposite of the posture affronty.