Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.