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Arrant — Ar rant, a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See {Errant}.] Notoriously or pre[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
errant — adjective Etymology: Middle English erraunt, from Anglo French errant, present participle of errer to err & errer to travel, from Late Latin iterare, from Latin iter road, journey more at itinerant Date: 14th century 1. traveling or given to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Knight-errant — A knight errant (plural knights errant ) is a figure of medieval chivalric romance literature. Errant, meaning wandering or roving, indicates how the knight errant would typically wander the land in search of adventures to prove himself as a… … Wikipedia
errant — errantly, adv. /er euhnt/, adj. 1. deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying. 2. journeying or traveling, as a medieval knight in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 3. moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner: an … Universalium
errant — (adj.) mid 14c., travelling, roving, from Anglo Fr. erraunt, from two Old French words that were confused even before they reached English: 1. Old French errant, prp. of errer to travel or wander, from L.L. iterare, from L. iter journey, way,… … Etymology dictionary
errant — er•rant [[t]ˈɛr ənt[/t]] adj. 1) deviating from the regular or proper course 2) traveling, esp. in quest of adventure; roving adventurously 3) moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner: an errant breeze[/ex] • Etymology: 1300–50; ME erraunt … From formal English to slang
errant — [er′ənt] adj. [ME erraunt < OFr errant, prp. of errer < ML iterare, to travel < L iter, a journey: see ITINERANT] 1. roving or wandering, esp. in search of adventure; itinerant [a knight errant] 2. a) [OFr, prp. of errer (see ERR),… … English World dictionary
