Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Errant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Errant \Er"rant\, a. [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}.]
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) Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to
judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large.
--Mozley & W.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Errant \Er"rant\, n.
One who wanders about. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
errant
adj : capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone" [syn:
{erring}, {error-prone}]
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