adj.
Pronunciation: ' er- ə nt, ' e-r ə nt
Function: 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 traveling <an errant knight>
2 a : straying outside the proper path or bounds <an errant calf> b : moving about aimlessly or irregularly <an errant breeze> c : behaving wrongly <an errant child> d : FALLIBLE
– errant noun
– er · rant · ly adverb