reˈpassant, a. Her.
(See quot.)
| c 1828 Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss., Re-passant, or Counter-Passant, that is, when two lions, or other animals, are borne going contrary ways, one of which is passant, by walking towards the dexter side of the shield, in the usual way, and the other re-passant by going towards the sinister. |