recursant

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English

An eagle volant recursant descendant in pale, emblem of the 38th Air Division of the US Air Force

Etymology

From Latin recursans, recursantis, present participle of recursare (to run back), v. freq. of recurrere. See recur.

Adjective

recursant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, especially of an eagle) Having its back towards the observer.
    Synonyms: tergiant, en arrière
    • 1870, Routledge's Magazine for Boys, page 64:
      Argent, an eagle recursant, wings overture, sable.