ERRANT Er"rant, a. Etym: [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)
Defn: Journeying; itinerant; — formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large. Mozley & W.
ERRANT
Er"rant, n.
Defn: One who wanders about. [Obs.] Fuller.
ERRANTIA
Er*ran"ti*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. errare to wander. See Err.]
(Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of chætopod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See Chætopoda. [Written also Errantes.]
ERRANTRY
Er"rant*ry, n.