Lexic.us

Definition of Errant

1. Adjective. Straying from the right course or from accepted standards. "Errant youngsters"

2. Adjective. Uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable. "An errant breeze"

Definition of Errant

1. a. Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.

2. n. One who wanders about.

Definition of Errant

1. Adjective. straying from the proper course or standard, or outside established limits ¹

2. Adjective. prone to making errors ¹

3. Adjective. (proscribed) utter, complete (negative); arrant ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Errant

1. a wanderer [n -S] - See also: wanderer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Errant

err on the side of err on the side of caution errable errableness errabund errancies errancy errand errand-ghost errand boy

errand boys errand ghost erranded erranding errands errant (current term) errantia errantly errantries errantry

errants errata erratas erratic erratical erratically erraticalness erraticism erraticisms erratick

Literary usage of Errant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by John Morley, Mowbray Morris, David Masson, George Grove (1907)
"SWEEPS-errant IN the fading Eighties of the last century the genius ot errantry had periods of vigour ... They were Sweeps-errant, Knights of the Chimney ..."

2. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1892)
"... A master U not liable for risks assumed by * minor »errant if the «errant hu sufficient capacity to ..."

3. The Metropolitan (1841)
"THE THREE KNIGHTS AND THE LADY errant: A TALE OF TRUE CHIVALRY. ... In fact, the country was only safe for robbers, knights-errant, and damsels erring. ..."

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