warrant
[ wawr-uhnt, wor- ]
/ ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr- /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Origin of warrant
First recorded in 1175–1225; (noun) Middle English warant, from Anglo-French; Old French guarant, from Germanic; compare Middle Low German warend, warent “warranty,” noun use of present participle of waren “to warrant”; (verb) Middle English, from Anglo-French warantir; Old French g(u)arantir, derivative of guarant; see guaranty
OTHER WORDS FROM warrant
war·rant·less, adjectivepre·war·rant, noun, verb (used with object)re·war·rant, verb (used with object)self-war·rant·ing, adjectiveWords nearby warrant
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warrant
/ (ˈwɒrənt) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of warrant
Word Origin for warrant
C13: from Anglo-French warrant, variant of Old French guarant, from guarantir to guarantee, of Germanic origin; compare guaranty
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Idioms and Phrases with warrant
warrant
see sign one's own death warrant.
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