Part 3908

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Errabund</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"ra*bund</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>errabundus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Erratic.</def> "<i>Errabund</i> guesses."

<i>Southey.</i>

<h1>Errancy</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"ran*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>errantia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wandering; state of being in error.</def>

<h1>Errand</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"rand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>erende</ets>, <ets>erande</ets>, message, business, AS. <ets>\'91rende</ets>, <ets>\'91rend</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>arundi</ets>, OHG. <ets>arunti</ets>, Icel. <ets>eyrendi</ets>, <ets>\'94rendi</ets>, <ets>erendi</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'84rende</ets>, Dan. <ets>\'91rende</ets>; perh. akin to AS. <ets>earu</ets> swift, Icel. <ets>\'94rr</ets>, and to L. <ets>oriri</ets> to rise, E. <ets>orient</ets>.]</ety> <def>A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; <as>as, the servant was sent on an <ex>errand</ex>; to do an <ex>errand</ex></as>. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere.</def>

<blockquote>I have a secret <b>errand</b> to thee, O king. <i>Judg. iii. 19.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>I will not eat till I have told mine <b>errand</b>. <i>Gen. xxiv. 33.</i></blockquote>

<-- 2. Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own purposes.

To run an errand. To perform an errand.

3. A <er>mission</er>. -->

<h1>Errant</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"rant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>errant</ets>, p. pr. fr. OF. <ets>errer</ets> to travel, LL. <ets>iterare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>iter</ets> journey; confused somewhat with L. <ets>errare</ets> to err. See <er>Eyre</er>, and cf. <er>Arrant</er>, <er>Itinerant</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a direct path; roving.</def>

<blockquote>Seven planets or <b>errant</b> stars in the lower orbs of heaven. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant.</def>

<blockquote>Would make me an <b>errant</b> fool. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large.</def>

<i>Mozley & W.</i>

<h1>Errant</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"rant</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who wanders about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Fuller.</i>

<h1>Errantia</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er*ran"ti*a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>errare</ets> to wander. See <er>Err</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of ch\'91topod annelids, including those that are not confined to tubes. See <er>Ch\'91topoda</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Errantes</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Errantry</h1> <Xpage=<-- p. 50- -->>

<hw>Er"rant*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>