- Recursant
- Her. Describes any figure - but most often an eagle - shown with its back towards the viewer. -Cf. Regardant
Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
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Recursant — Re*cur sant (r?*k?r sant), a. [L. recursans, antis, p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See {Recure}.] (Her.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; said especially of an eagle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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