GUARDANT Meaning of GUARDANT in English [ 'gα:d(ə)nt ]■ adjective Heraldry (of an animal) depicted with the body sideways and the face towards the viewer.OriginC17: from Fr. gardant 'guarding', from garder 'to guard'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004