What does "regardant" mean?

With the head turned toward the back of the body.

How do you pronounce "regardant"?

Pronounced //ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t//.

/ɹɪˈɡɑːdn̩t/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
With the head turned toward the back of the body. not-comparable
"The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue."
2
Watchful, attentive; contemplative. not-comparable
"To horse, to horse: thus once Eurydice, / With looks regardant, did the Thracian gaze […]."

Adjective

"The dog was waiting for him, her paws on the second tread, pere regardant with a happy lolling tongue."

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