regardant

• Terme héraldique désignant un animal représenté regardant en arrière par-dessus son épaule.

An obsolete heraldic term used to describe an animal depicted looking backward over its shoulder.

1. Looking backwardC2formalbritish

   Describing a person or animal that is looking behind or over the shoulder.

   qui regarde en arrière

   • The knight was depicted as regardant, glancing back at his pursuers.
   • In the painting, the horse is regardant, with its head turned.
   • The heraldic lion is often shown regardant in medieval coats of arms.

   Antonymesforward-lookingprospective