regardant

[ ri-gahr-dnt ]

/ rɪˈgɑr dnt /

(of a beast) looking backward: a stag regardant.

Origin of regardant

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French, present participle of regarder to regard

un·re·gard·ant, adjective

regale, regalia, regality, regan, regard, regardant, regardful, regarding, regardless, regatta, regd

The unicorn (regardant on either side of the device) appears for the first time in an English mark.

Printers' Marks |William Roberts
Franz s'arrta, regardant cette forme, dont le profil s'accentuait peu peu.

Le chteau des Carpathes |Jules Verne
On the other hand, 'regardant' is used quite independently of villainage.

Villainage in England |Paul Vinogradoff
Or, two lions azure, regardant combatant, their tails couped.'

Beechcroft at Rockstone |Charlotte M. Yonge

Three demi-councillors, wings elevated, regardant an empty seat, for Vacancy.

Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, May 23, 1891 |Various

regardant

/ (rɪˈɡɑːdənt) /

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

C15: from Old French; see regard