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recursant, a. Her. (rɪˈkɜːsənt) [ad. L. recursant-em, pres. pple. of recursāre to hasten back, return, f. recurs-, ppl. stem of recurrĕre to recur.] Of an eagle: Having the back towards the spectator.c 1828 Berry Encycl. Her. s.v., Recursant overture, or inverted and displayed{ddd}is said of an eagl...
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Recursant
In heraldry, an animal recursant, tergiant, or (rarely) tergant is depicted as having its back shown to the viewer, e.g., "An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale" is an eagle flying ("volant"-- as opposed to "displayed", "rousant", "combatant", or "addorsed") with its back towards the viewer ("recursant
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tergiant
tergant, tergiant, a. Her. rare—0. (ˈtɜːgənt), (ˈtɜːdʒɪənt) [f. L. tergum the back, after rampant, passant, etc.] Showing the back; having the back turned towards the spectator: said of an animal borne as a charge. (Cf. recursant.)c 1828 Berry Encycl. Her. I. Gloss., Tergant, or Tergiant, showing th...
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Attitude (heraldry)
However, also see "recursant" below. Recursant
An eagle or hawk shown recursant has its back towards the viewer, e.g., "an eagle volant recursant descendant in pale" is an eagle flying downward
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recursive
recursive, a. (and n.) (rɪˈkɜːsɪv) [f. L. recurs- (see recursant a.) + -ive.] 1. Periodically or continually recurring. Now rare or Obs.1790 Loiterer 13 Mar. 7 Till your ear be so attuned to one particular measure, that your ideas may be spontaneously absorbed into the same revolving eddy of recursi...
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Eagle (heraldry)
Eagle recursant
An eagle shown recursant has its back towards the viewer, e.g., "An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale" is an eagle flying downward
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Gules an eagle displayed recursant argent armed and crowned or holding in its beak an annulet also or.
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displayed
displayed, ppl. a. (dɪˈspleɪd) Also 4–6 des-, dys-, -plaied(e, -playit, -plaid, -pleyd. [-ed1.] 1. Unfolded, unfurled, spread open to view.c 1425 Wyntoun Cron. viii. xxxix. 32 A Rade of were He made wyth displayid Banere. 1603 Knolles Hist. Turkes (1638) 297 The displaied ensignes. 1625 K. Long tr. ...
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Emblem
On a shield azure (Brittany blue), a semee of stars argent (white, outlined stone blue), over all an American bald eagle, volant recursant
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