regardant Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite looking backward

WordNet


Re*gard"ant adjective
Etymology
F. regardant, fr. regarder. See Regard, v. t.
Definitions
  1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.
    [He] turns thither his regardant eye. Southey.
  2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.
  3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.

Webster 1913