Origin: 1175–1225; (noun)
Middle English warant <
Anglo-French; Old French guarant <
Germanic; compare
Middle Low German warend, -ent warranty, noun use of present participle of
waren to warrant; (v.)
Middle English <
Anglo-French warantir; Old French g(
u)
arantir, derivative of
guarant; see guaranty Related formswar·rant·less, adjective
non·war·rant·ed, adjective
pre·war·rant, noun, verb (used with object)
qua·si-war·rant·ed, adjective
re·war·rant, verb (used with object)
EXPANDself-war·rant·ing, adjective
un·war·rant·ed, adjective
un·war·rant·ed·ly, adverb
well-war·rant·ed, adjective
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