regardant

adjective re·gar·dant \ri-ˈgär-d^ənt\

Definition of REGARDANT

: looking backward over the shoulder —used of a heraldic animal

Middle English regardand, from Anglo-French regardant, present participle of regarder

First Known Use: 15th century

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