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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : wawr-uh nt, wor-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔr ənt, ˈwɒr-



Definition of warrant

Origin :
  • early 13c., "protector, defender," from Old North French warant (Old French garant), from Frankish *warand (cf. Old High German weren "to authorize, warrant," German gewähren "to grant"), from Proto-Germanic *war- "to warn, guard, protect," perhaps from PIE root *wer- "to cover" (cf. Latin vereri "to observe with awe, revere, respect, fear;" Greek ouros "watchman," horan "to see;" Hittite werite- "to see;" see weir).
  • Sense evolved via notion of "permission from a superior which protects one from blame or responsibility" (c.1300) to "document conveying authority" (1510s). A warrant officer in the military is one who holds office by warrant, rather than by commission.
  • noun authorization
  • verb guarantee, justify, authorize
Example sentences :
  • "If your cask is leer, I warrant your purse is full, gaffer," shouted Hordle John.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "If you will warrant the beer, I will warrant the throat," said John composedly.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • I'll warrant you have lost a dozen between Mallory's and here.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Again Kitty nodded, after looking up at him in alarm when he spoke of the warrant.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • But I'll warrant you there's a kitchen garden in the rear of the palace.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • A warrant was made out, and he was forthwith sent to the jail.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • The signs of the times now warrant the hope of its fulfilment.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • "The Bannister warrant is still out for you," returned the man.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • If she gits a premium for puttin' up gardin-sass, I'll warrant there'll be a to-do.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Well, I may tell you that I have a warrant to arrest him on a charge of arson.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

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