guardant adjective & noun.
['gɑ:d(ǝ)nt] L16.[French gardant pres. pple of garder: see GUARD verb, -ANT1.]A. adjective.
1. Heraldry. Of an animal: depicted in profile or with the face turned towards the spectator.
L16.2. Guarding, protecting.
arch. E17.b. noun. A guardian, a protector. Long
rare or
obsolete.
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