Etymology

regardant

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Today it means: With the head turned toward the back of the body. Full definition →

First used 15th c.Middle English regardant ← Anglo-Norman regardant ← Middle French regardant
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  1. Middle French · derived fromregardant
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromregardant
  3. Middle English · inherited fromregardant
  4. English todayregardant

From Middle English regardant, from Anglo-Norman regardant, Middle French regardant.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 15th c. With the head turned toward the back of the body.
  • from 16th c. Watchful, attentive; contemplative.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.