ˈhärt, ˈhȧt, usu -d.+V noun
( plural harts also hart )
Etymology: Middle English hert, from Old English heort, heorot; akin to Old High German hiruz hart, Old Norse hjörtr, Latin cervus hart, stag, Greek keras horn — more at horn
chiefly Britain : the male of the red deer especially over five years old : stag — compare hind