GUARDANT

Etymology

Adjective

guardant (not comparable)

(heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer

Noun

guardant (plural guardants)

(obsolete) A guardian.

Source: Wiktionary


Guard"ant, a. Etym: [OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard. See Guard, v. t.]

1. Acting as guardian. [Obs.] Shak.

2. (Her.)

Definition: Same as Gardant.

Guard"ant, n.

Definition: A guardian. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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