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errantry

errantry noun: a wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.

Noun

errantry (usually uncountable, plural errantries)

  1. (usually) A wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.
    Synonyms:
    errantness

Synonyms of errantry

Forms of errantry

pluralerrantries

Origin of errantry

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

Words formed from errantry

Questions about errantry

What does errantry mean?
Errantry means a wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.
What part of speech is errantry?
Errantry is a noun.
What is the plural of errantry?
The plural of errantry is errantries.

Words near errantry in the dictionary

  1. errantivirus
  2. errantiviruses
  3. errantly
  4. errantness
  5. errantries
  6. errantry
  7. errants
  8. errata
  9. errataed
  10. errataing
  11. erratas

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