regardant

== English == === Alternative forms === reguardant (heraldry) === Etymology === From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/ === 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.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== guardant == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.ɡaʁ.dɑ̃/ === Participle === regardant present participle of regarder === Adjective === regardant (feminine regardante, masculine plural regardants, feminine plural regardantes) miserly, stingy attentive to, particular about Synonym: à cheval === Further reading === “regardant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012