guardant

== English == === Alternative forms === gardant === Etymology === From Old French guardant, present participle of guarder (“to watch”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɑː(ɹ)dənt/ === Adjective === guardant (not comparable) (heraldry, of an animal) Positioned with the body viewed from the side, but with the head turned toward the viewer. ==== Related terms ==== reguardant, regardant ==== Translations ==== === Noun === guardant (plural guardants) (obsolete) A guardian or guard. === References === “guardant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Catalan == === Verb === guardant gerund of guardar == Middle French == === Verb === guardant (feminine singular guardante, masculine plural guardans, feminine plural guardantes) present participle of guarder (may be preceded by en, invariable) gerund of guarder == Old French == === Verb === guardant present participle of guarder