REGARDANT

regardant

(adjective) looking backward

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

regardant (not comparable)

(heraldry, of an animal): with the head turned toward the back of the body. [from 15th c.]

Watchful, attentive; contemplative. [from 16th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

Re*gard"ant (-ant), a. Etym: [F. regardant, fr. regarder. See Regard, v. t.] [Written also regardant.]

1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully. [He] turns thither his regardant eye. Southey.

2. (Her.)

Definition: Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.

3. (O.Eng.Law)

Definition: Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition