[va.grant] n [ME vagraunt, prob. modif. of MF waucrant, wacrant wandering, fr. OF, fr. prp. of waucrer, wacrer to roll, wander, of Gmc origin; akin to OE wealcan to roll--more at walk] (15c) 1 a: one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support b: one (as a prostitute or drunkard) whose conduct consti tutes statutory vagrancy
2: wanderer, rover
[2]vagrant adj (15c) 1: wandering about from place to place usu. with no means of support
2. a: having a fleeting, wayward, or inconstant quality b: having no fixed course: random -- va.grant.ly adv