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