1. A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of adventures. Addison.
2. The employment of a knight-errant. Johnson.
ERRATA
Er*ra"ta, n. pl. Etym: [L.]
Defn: See Erratum.
ERRATIC Er*rat"ic, a. Etym: [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf. F. erratique. See Err.]
1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed destination; wandering; moving; — hence, applied to the planets as distinguished from the fixed stars. The earth and each erratic world. Blackmore.
2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.
3. Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." Harvey. Erratic blocks, gravel, etc. (Geol.), masses of stone which have been transported from their original resting places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes. — Erratic phenomena, the phenomena which relate to transported materials on the earth's surface.
ERRATIC
Er*rat"ic, n.
1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual character.