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regardant
[ ri-gahr-dnt ]
adjective
- (of a beast) looking backward:
a stag regardant.
regardant
/ rɪˈɡɑːdənt /
adjective
- usually postpositive heraldry (of a beast) shown looking backwards over its shoulder
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Other Words From
- unre·gardant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regardant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of regardant1
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Example Sentences
The unicorn (regardant on either side of the device) appears for the first time in an English mark.
The villein regardant might be severed from the manor, with or without land, and would then become a villein in gross.
On the brackets over the four main columns of the porches are two horses, a winged lion, and a lion regardant.
Ces dames le regardant lui dirent en riant, 'Vous plaisantez, Monsieur; ce n'est pas vous qui etes Napoleon.'
Opposite, on the other side of the fire and evidently very angry, stood Lady Ragnall, regardant.
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