terganttergiantadj.
/ˈtəːɡənt/ /ˈtɜːdʒɪənt/ Heraldry. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Showing the back; having the back turned towards the spectator: said of an animal borne as a charge. (Cf. recursant adj.)
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c1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss. Tergant, or Tergiant, showing the back part..; by some termed invertant, or recursant... Tergiant, volant, flying, showing the back part. Tergiant, displayed, an eagle, displayed, showing the back. Tergiant, surgant, or surgiant, as an eagle, &c. rising, with the back to sight.
1894 Parker's Gloss. Her. Tergiant, of a Tortoise, &c., having the back turned towards the spectator.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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