Recursant

Recursant
Recursant Re*cur"sant (r?*k?r"sant), a. [L. recursans, -antis, p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See {Recure}.] (Her.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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