ERRANT


Meaning of ERRANT in English

— 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 errant breeze.

[ 1300-50; ME erraunt errant, prp. of errer, edrer to travel iterare to journey, for LL itinerari, deriv. of iter, s. itiner- journey (see ITINERARY); confused with MF errant, prp. of errer to ERR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .