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warrant

/ˈwɔːɹənt/WAW-ruhnt
/ˈwɔɹənt/WAW-ruhnt

Meaninga protector, a surety

Common meaning: an official order or guarantee

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchwarant‘guarant’source
  2. Middle Englishwarantsource
  3. Englishwarrant‘an official order or guarantee’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French warant ‘a protector, a surety’.

Roots

  • warant Old French “a protector, a surety”

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