Errant
Pronunciation : Er"rant
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. errant, p. pr. fr. OF. errer to travel, LL. iterare, fr. L. iter journey; confused somewhat with L. errare to err. See Eyre, and cf. Arrant, Itinerant.]
Definition : 1. Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving. Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of heaven. Sir T. Browne.
2. Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant. Would make me an errant fool. B. Jonson.
3. (Eng. Law)
Defn: Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large. Mozley & W.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Er"rant
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: One who wanders about. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913