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errantry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
er-rantry
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.

Uncountable

Etymology

From errant + -ry, from Middle English erraunt. See further etymology at errant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

errantries (plural)

Phrases

knight-errantry

Synonyms

errantness

Questions

What does errantry mean?
A wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.
Where does errantry come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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