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warison

[ war-uh-suh n ]
/ ˈwær ə sən /

noun

a bugle call to assault.

Nearby words

  1. warhol, andy,
  2. warhorse,
  3. warily,
  4. wariness,
  5. waring,
  6. wark,
  7. warks,
  8. warless,
  9. warlessly,
  10. warley

Origin of warison

1805; Walter Scott's misinterpretation of now obsolete waryson reward, wealth, possessions, Middle English < Anglo-French warison defense, possessions, Old French garison; see garrison
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British Dictionary definitions for warison

warison

/ (ˈwærɪsən) /

noun

(esp formerly) a bugle note used as an order to a military force to attack

Word Origin for warison

C13: from Old Northern French, from warir to protect, of Germanic origin; compare Old English warian to defend
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