STRAY

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estraié, past participle of estraier Date: 13th century 1. a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost, a person or thing that ~s, the act of going a~, II. intransitive verb see: extra- Date: 14th century wander : as, to wander from company, restraint, or proper limits, to roam about without fixed direction or purpose, to move in a winding course ; meander , to move without conscious or intentional effort , to become distracted from an argument or chain of thought , to wander accidentally from a fixed or chosen route, err , sin , ~er noun III. adjective Date: 1589 having ~ed or escaped from a proper or intended place , occurring at random or sporadically , not serving any useful purpose ; unwanted