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warrantable

adj

Etymology

From warrant + -able.

  1. derived from warandir
  2. derived from warantir
  3. inherited from warrant
  4. derived from *warand✻
  5. derived from guarant
  6. derived from warant
  7. derived from warrant
  8. inherited from warant — “protector; guard, shield, protection”
  9. suffixed as warrantable — “warrant + able”

Definitions

  1. Justifiable, just, proper.

  2. Authorized by warrant or right.

  3. Of animals

    Of animals: having reached a sufficient age to be hunted.

    • a warrantable deer
    • They are the droppings of the beast pursued. The harbourer keeps them in his horn, to show to his master, and can tell by them whether it is a warrantable beast or otherwise, and what state it is in.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA