51Թ

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regardant

Or ·ܲ·Գ

[ri-gahr-dnt]

adjective

Heraldry.
  1. (of a beast) looking backward.

    a stag regardant.



regardant

/ ɪˈɡɑːəԳ /

adjective

  1. (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) shown looking backwards over its shoulder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unregardant adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of regardant1

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French, present participle of regarder to regard
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of regardant1

C15: from Old French; see regard
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Example Sentences

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Guenever looked upon the six lioncels passant regardant —they were marching along with red tongues and daws, winking pertly over their backsides and waving their flame- tipped tails.

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The old French blazon calls it rere regardant or turnaunte le visage arere, “regardant” alone meaning simply “looking,” and therefore we shall describe it more reasonably in plain English as “looking backward.”

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He moved towards the little door out of the department into the house, moving, as heralds say, regardant passant.

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The expression 'regardant' never occurs in the pleadings at all, but 'regardant to a manor' is used often.

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On the brackets over the four main columns of the porches are two horses, a winged lion, and a lion regardant.

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