guardant

guar·dant also gar·dant  (gärdnt) adj. Heraldry Positioned so that the head is turned toward the viewer. Used of an animal depicted so that its body is viewed from the side. [Obsolete French, from Old French guardant, gardant, present participle of garder, to guard; see guard.]

guardant

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guardant, gardant [ˈgɑːd^ənt]

adj

(History / Heraldry) (usually postpositive) Heraldry (of a beast) shown full face

[from French gardant guarding, from garder to guard]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

guardant - looking forward full-face, gardant heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"