Tergiant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tergiant is an adjective meaning (heraldry) Showing its back, having its back turned to the viewer.
Meaning
(heraldry) Showing its back, having its back turned to the viewer.
Example Sentences
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tergiant.
Tortoise [:] this animal is usually borne displayed tergiant in fesse, which position is sometimes described as passant. The term gradient seems to be used to mean the same, and tergiant seems to be implied though not expressed.
Synonyms for tergiant
Depending on context, synonyms include recursant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coward, silverbacked, dorsigerous, anteroverted, cryptic, exaspidean.
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