† reclinantadj.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French réclinant, récliner.
Etymology: < French réclinant, present participle of récliner recline v. Compare reclining adj.
Heraldry.
Obsolete.
1688 R. Holme ii. xix. 485/2 Reclinant, to bow or bend backwards.
1830 T. Robson III. Reclinant, bowing or bending backwards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).