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respectant

adjective
re·​spect·​ant | \ -ktənt\

Definition of respectant

1 : depicted upright and facing one another —used of heraldic representations of fishes and mammals — compare affronté, combatant
2 : looking back

History and Etymology for respectant

Latin respectant-, respectans, present participle of respectare to look back, look back at

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