Definition of Gardant. Meaning of Gardant. Synonyms of Gardant

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Definition of Gardant

Gardant
Gardant Gar"dant, a. [F. See Guardant.] (Her.) Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast.

Meaning of Gardant from wikipedia

- In heraldry, a charge is any emblem or device occupying the field of an escutcheon (shield). That may be a geometric design (sometimes called an ordinary)...
- Lion p****ant gardant. The word leopard is always made use of by the French heralds to express in their language, a lion full-faced, or gardant. Thus, when...
- serifed; IV: Gules, the head and shoulders of St. John the Evangelist gardant Argent, with youthful face and long hair Argent outlined Sable and with...
- Crest The Coronet of a son of the Sovereign Proper, thereon a Lion statant gardant Or crowned of the Same charged with a Label as in the Arms. Escutcheon...
- the obligatory standard for items of "wrought plate". The lion p****ant gardant hallmark denoting sterling was replaced with "the figure of a woman commonly...
- 3rd azure a harp Or stringed argent. Supporters Dexter a lion rampant gardant Or imperially crowned proper, sinister a unicorn argent, armed, crined...
- honeybee Or and Sable winged Argent. Supporters Dexter a lion rampant gardant Or imperially crowned proper, sinister a unicorn argent, armed, crined...
- Everywhere except Scotland Scotland Quarterly I & IV Gules three lions p****ant gardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure Or a lion rampant Gules armed and langued...
- all in gold. These may originally have been Gules three lions p****ant gardant in pale Or (for England) dimidiating Gules three ships' hulks in pale Or...
- points charged with a Scottish thistle. Supporters Dexter a lion rampant gardant Or imperially crowned proper, sinister a unicorn argent, armed, craned...