a lion rampant gardat

The same as rampant, but with the animal looking full-faced.
 

Said of an animal when walking with the dexter fore paw raised somewhat higher then the mere passant position.
 

a lion rampant regarant

In a rampant position and looking behind.
 

A beast in a sitting posture, with the fore legs raised.
 

(French.) Arranged in order.
 

Applied to any ravenous beast represented devouring its prey.
 

Or, a raven sable

The Raven is not seen as majestic bird but it is seen as intelligent and alternately grim and merry. In Celtic countries, the Raven was believed to be wise and able to restore sight.
 

(French.) In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey. (Said of the wolf and such beasts when in the attitude saliant.)
 

A ray of the sun.
 

A line rayonne

Sable, a bend rayonnéOr

Edged with rays or beams, giving off rays, as, “a sun radiant.”
 

A diminution or abatement of a bearing, as when the point of a weapon is broken off, or a part of a cross is cut off.
 

When the line of length is apparently cut off in its straightness by another straight line, which at the intersection makes a right angle, it is then termed rectangled.
 

Said of an eagle displayed, with the back toward the spectator.
 

An eagle represented flying upward, with its back toward the spectator.
 

Curved and recurved like the letter S.
 

Distinguished from the stag by double attires, one pair erect, the other pendent.
 

Said of a horse when the reins are of a different color from the animal. See also Bitted.
 

Removed signifies that an ordinary has fallen from its usual place. The reversed is enhanced.
 

(French.) Said of the chief when filled with any other color or metal, leaving only a border of the first tincture visible.
 

A Lion or other animal passant, facing the sinister side of the shield. Some writers use this term to describe beasts passant, one facing dexter and the other sinister.
 

The bat; always borne displayed.
 

Contrary to the usual way or position.
 

(French) Concealed. Said of a Lion when his tail cannot be seen.
 

a rest

A bearing the origin and meaning of which have been disputed. By some it is said to represent a spear rest, and perhaps this is correct. By others it is taken for a musical instrument of some kind. Hence it is sometimes called an organ rest.
 

Said of serpents when wreathed one in another, or fretted in the form of a knot.
 

Applied to charges when one is shorter than the other.
 

A coat of arms or escutcheon turned upside down. This was done by way of ignominy, as in the case of a traitor.
 

Bent and rebent.
 

Bent or curved twice in opposite directions, like the letter S; revertant.
 

A diminutive of the bend, being one-eighth its size, and often used as a difference. When couped or cut short it becomes a baton.
 

One of the heralds of the College of Arms.
 

Provided with a ring or rings. (Said of the falcon.) In the days of falconry, it was the custom to slip over the claws of the young falcon a silver ring, which could not afterward be removed.
 

The grain of oats.
 

A fish.
 

Fracted; broken; parted asunder, as a chevron, bend, etc.
 

a rosicrucian cross

An ascribed cross. The symbol of the Rosicrucian brotherhood, which made a splash with pamphlets in 16th century Europe. It is not attested in period Armory.
 

One of the pursuivants in the College of Arms.
 

One of the pursuivants in the College of Arms.
 

a roundel argent, or a plate

A subordinary in the form of a circle. If of a metal it is a simple disk; if of a color, it is convex, half a globe. It takes its name from its color, unless in case of counter-changes, which follow the tinctures of the field, or when the roundel is of fur or of equal tinctures, as “a roundel ermine”, “a roundel checky or and azure.” Otherwise roundels have distinguishing names, according to their tinctures. They are seldom borne singly, and are as follows:

When Or they are Bezants,
When argent they are Plates,
When gules they are Torteaux,
When azure they are Hurts,
When vert they are Pommes,
When purpure they are Golpes,
When sable they are Pellets,
When tenne they are Oranges,
When sanguine they are Guzes.

The pellet is sometimes called a gunstone or ogress.
 

Rising. Said of a bird in the attitude of rising; preparing to take flight. Sometimes this term is applied to a bird in profile, as a swan with wings addorsed.
 

a russian cross

An historical cross. Not attested in period Armory, it is used in SCA Armory, an example cite in the bearings of Monenka Romanyak; “Per chevron azure and Or two Russian Orthodox crosses Or and a phoenix gules”.
 

a rustre

A lozenge pierced round in the center, and exposing the field through it.