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reˈspectant, a. rare.
[-ant.]
1. Her. Of animals: Facing each other.
1688Holme Armoury ii. xix. 470/2 He beareth Argent, two Snakes in Salter respectant. c1828Berry Encycl. Her. I. s.v., Respectant, in triangle. Three birds, or other animals, with their beaks, or heads, meeting in triangle. 1847Gloss. Heraldry 267 Respectant, or Respecting each other: terms used in describing two animals face to face. Rampant beasts of prey so borne, are said to be combatant.
2. Looking backward.
1830Tennyson Poems 99 Three shadows, fronting one, One forward, one respectant, three but one. |