| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | guar·dant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  gär dnt |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also gar·dant |
| ADJECTIVE: | Heraldry Positioned so that the head is turned toward the viewer. Used of an animal depicted so that its body is viewed from the side. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Obsolete French, from Old French guardant, gardant, present participle of garder, to guard. See guard.
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