guardant
/ˈgɑːdənt/adjective
usu. postpositive
- Heraldry (especially of an animal) depicted with the body sideways and the face towards the viewer【纹章】（尤指纹章上的动物）侧身而面部正对观看者的：
three lions passant guardant.
三头面部对着观看者、举右前足向右前方行进的狮子。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French gardant 'guarding'， from garder 'to guard'.