| Term | Description | Desciption |
| Sable | The tincture black. In engraving it is represented by perpendicular and horizontal lines crossed. | Desciption |
| Saliant | Leaping; springing. Applied to the lion or other beast represented in a leaping posture - his fore feet in dexter chief and his hind feet in sinister base. | Desciption |
| Saltant | Springing forward; in a leaping position. Applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, rat; also applied to the cat, greyhound and monkey. | Desciption |
| Saltier, Saltire | One of the honorable ordinaries. It is made in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, or the letter X. Its breadth should be one-third of the field | Desciption |
| Saltirewise | In the manner of a saltire; when the shield is divided by two lines drawn in the direction of a bend and a bend sinister and crossed at the center. Long-shaped charges, such as swords, oars, batons, etc., placed in the direction of the saltire are said to be borne saltirewise | Desciption |
| Salvage | Said of a man when borne nude | Desciption |
| Sanguine | A dark red color. It is represented in engraving by diagonal lines crossing each other | Desciption |
| Scarp | A diminutive of the bend sinister, occupying the same position as that bearing, but being only half its breadth | Desciption |
| Sea Lion | A monster consisting of the upper part of a lion combined with the tail of a fish | Desciption |
| Seeded | Represented with seeds of a different tincture, such as the rose, lily, etc., when it is said to be seeded of that color | Desciption |
| Segreant | Said of a griffon when depicted standing on its hind legs, with the wings elevated and addorsed | Desciption |
| Sejant | In a sitting posture. Applied to the lion, cat, etc.
SEJANT ADDORSED - Said of two animals sitting back to back. SEJANT AFFRONTE - Full-faced, sitting with the fore paws extended sideways. SEJANT RAMPANT - [See rampant sejant.] |
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| Seme | A field or charge powdered or sprinkled with small charges, such as stars, crosses, etc. (Sometimes called powdered.) | Desciption |
| Shack bolt, Shackle bolt | A fetter, such as might be put on the wrists or ankles of prisoners | Desciption |
| Shake fork | A bearing somewhat resembling the pall in form, but the ends, which have points like the pile, do not touch the edges of the shield | Desciption |
| Sinister | The left side of the shield - the side opposite the the right hand of the spectator. Applied to the escutcheon, as the sinister chief point, sinister base point, etc | Desciption |
| Slashed | A term used to describe the opening or gashings in a sleeve when the puffing is of a different tincture. It is then slashed of a different tincture | Desciption |
| Slipped | Applied to a flower or branch depicted as torn from the stalk | Desciption |
| Soustenu | A chief apparently supported by a small part of the escutcheon beneath it of a different tincture from the chief itself, and reaching, as the chief does, from side to side; being, so to speak, a small part of the chief of another color, and supporting the real chief. | Desciption |
| Spancelled | Said of a horse that has the fore and hind feet fettered by means of fetterrlocks fastened to the ends of a stick. | Desciption |
| Spear head | The metal point of the spear | Desciption |
| Spectant | The attitude of an animal looking upward with nose bendwise. Also applied to an animal at gaze, or looking forward. (Sometimes called in full aspect.) | Desciption |
| Sperver | A tent | Desciption |
| Splendor | Glory; brilliance. Said of the sun when represented with a human face and environed with rays. It is then a Sun in splendor | Desciption |
| Spread eagle | An eagle having the wings and legs extended on both sides. [DISPLAYED.] | Desciption |
| Springing | Leaping. Applied to beasts of the chase in the same sense as saliant to beasts of prey. Also applied to fish when placed in bend | Desciption |
| Spur rowel | The mullet is often called a spur rowel, which it is supposed to represent. However, the mullet was in use long before the rowelled spur | Desciption |
| St. Andrew's cross | A cross made in the form of the letter X. [See SALTIRE.] | Desciption |
| Star | An estoile. It differs from the mullet in that it usually has six rays wavy, and is seldom pierced. When more than six points are displayed, the number must be specified. Usually, when more than six, the points alternate straight and wavy. | Desciption |
| Statant | Standing. (The same as pose.) | Desciption |
| Sun | The sun is seen in heraldry occasionally. When represented as giving light, it is blazoned a sun radiant; when depicted with a human face, it is a sun in splendor, or a sun in his splendor. | Desciption |
| Supercharge | 1. To place one figure upon another.
2. As a noun: One charge placed upon another charge; as, a rose upon a fesse. |
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| Supported | Applied to a bearing that has another under it by way of support; as, a chief supported | Desciption |
| Surmounted | Partly covered. Said of an ordinary when it has another charge of a different tincture laid over it. When it is an animal which has a charge laid over it, the term used is debruised. | Desciption |
| Suspectant | Looking upward. (The same as SPECTANT.) | Desciption |
| Sweep | The balista or engine anciently used for casting stones into fortresses | Desciption |
| Swift | The dolphin | Desciption |
| Sword | The sword of heraldry is two handed | Desciption |