guardant
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of guardant
1565–75; < French gardant, present participle of garder. See guard, -ant
Example Sentences
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To his right, he could see the brilliant red-and-gold banner of the lion-hearted Richard of England—gules, in pale three lions passant guardant or.
From ...After a Few Words... by Garrett, Randall
Three lions passant guardant, a border—Edmund of Woodstock.
From The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See by Clutton-Brock, A. (Arthur)
In describing the royal arms of England we should say—Quarterly, first and fourth gules, three lions passant guardant, or.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Three lions rampant, conjoined, under one head, guardant, in the fess points.
From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous
Three lions passant guardant, with a label of three points—Edward, Prince of Wales.
From The Cathedral Church of York Bell's Cathedrals: A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Archi-Episcopal See by Clutton-Brock, A. (Arthur)
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