Definitions for: Errant


[adj] capable of making an error; "all men are error-prone"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.


Er"rant, n.
One who wanders about. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Synonyms: erring, error-prone, fallible

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