respectant
/rɪˈspɛkt(ə)nt/Chiefly Heraldry. Frequently as postpositive
adjective
Of an animal (especially one of a pair): facing another animal.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From respect or its etymon classical Latin respect-, past participial stem of respicere + -ant.