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radiant, rayonned, rayonnant, rayoneé used to express any ordinary or charge edged with glittering rays, like the sun

raguly like embattled. but with the protuberances set obliquely

ramé a French term for branched or attired

rampant used of an animal standing on its hind legs

rampant sejant used of a lion when sitting with the forelegs raised 

rangé arranged in order

raping used of animals devouring their prey 

rays when round the sun they are 16 in number, when round an estoile nine; they are shown alternately straight and wavy

razed (see erased)

rearing used of a horse when standing on the hind legs with the forelegs raised

rebated when the point of a weapon or part of a cross is broken off

reboundant used of a lion's tail when it forms the letter ‘S’ with the point outwards

rebus used of an achievement whose charges allude to the name of the bearer, e.g. castles for Castleton

recercellée used of a cross whose ends are slightly forked and curled back

reclinant bending backwards

reflexed or reflected curved or turned round, as the chain from the collar of a beast thrown over its back

regardant looking behind or backwards

reindeer in heraldry, a stag with double attires

remora a snake

removed implies that the ordinary has fallen or become removed from its proper position

rencontre (see cabossed)

renverse when anything is set with its head downwards or contrary to its natural way or turned upside down

rere mouse a bat

respectant or respecting used of animals when placed face to face

reserved contrary to the usual position

rests, clarions or clavichords the rest for a lance; by some authorities called musical instruments, they bear a resemblance to a fluted bracket retorted used of snakes when intertwined reversed turned upside down

riband or ribbon an eighth part of a bend, of which it is a diminutive rising used of birds when preparing to take flight

rompu or rompé broken

rose always represented as full-blown with the petals expanded, seeded in the middle, and backed by five green barbs or leaves. When a heraldic rose is red it must be blazoned gu. not ppr.; a rose is termed 'barbed and seeded ppr.' when the barbs are green and the seeds yellow

roundels/roundles round charges, flat when of metal and spherical when of colour; they change their names according to their tinctures (see under individual names)

rousant the same as rising

rustre a lozenge pierced; similar to a mascle but with a round instead of a diamond-shaped hole

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