regardant

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English

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A kangaroo and an emu reguardant supporting the arms of Hobart.

Etymology

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From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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regardant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, of an animal) With the head turned toward the back of the body. [from 15th c.]
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 25:
      The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue.
    • 1993, John Banville, Ghosts:
      I see a forked beast squatting on the midden of the world, red-eyed, regardant, gnawing on a shinbone: poor, dumb destroyer.
  2. Watchful, attentive; contemplative. [from 16th c.]

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French

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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regardant

  1. present participle of regarder

Adjective

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regardant (feminine regardante, masculine plural regardants, feminine plural regardantes)

  1. miserly, stingy

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