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5. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.

Sad pause and deep regard become the sage.

Shak.

6. Matter for consideration; account; condition. [Obs.] "Reason full of good regard." Shak.

7. Respect; relation; reference.

Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue, with regard to themselves; in justice and goodness with regard to their neighbors; and piefy toward God.

I. Watts.

The phrase in regard of was formerly used as equivalent in meaning to on account of, but in modern usage is often improperly substituted for in respect to, or in regard to. G. P. Marsh.

Change was thought necessary in regard of the injury the church did receive by a number of things then in use.

Hooker.

In regard of its security, it had a great advantage over the bandboxes.

Dickens.

8. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.]

Throw out our eyes for brave Othello, Even till we make the main and the aërial blue An indistinct regard.

Shak.

9. (O.Eng.Law) Supervision; inspection.

At regard of, in consideration of; in comparison with. [Obs.] "Bodily penance is but short and little at regard of the pains of hell." Chaucer. -- Court of regard, a forest court formerly held in England every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs, to prevent them from running after deer; -- called also survey of dogs. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; care; concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.

Re*gard"a*ble (-?*b'l), a. Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Re*gard"ant (-ant), a. [F. regardant, fr. regarder. See Regard, v. t.] [Written also regardant.] 1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.

turns thither his regardant eye.

Southey.

2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.

3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain regardant.

Re*gard"er (r?*g?rd"?r), n. 1. One who regards.

2. (Eng. Forest law) An officer appointed to supervise the forest. Cowell.

Re*gard"ful (-f?l), a. Heedful; attentive; observant. -- Re*gard"ful*ly, adv.

Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart.