v. t.
That show I first my body to warrant. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
I'll warrant him from drowning. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
In a place
Less warranted than this, or less secure,
I can not be. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
True fortitude is seen in great exploits,
That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
How little while it is since he went forth out of his study, -- chewing a Hebrew text of Scripture in his mouth, I warrant. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ My neck is ] as smooth as silk, I warrant ye. L' Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. of German origin, fr. OHG. werēn to grant, warrant, G. gewähren; akin to OFries. wera. Cf. Guarantee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I give thee warrant of thy place. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bench warrant. (Law)
Dock warrant (Com.),
General warrant. (Law)
Land warrant.
Search warrant. (Law)
Warrant of attorney (Law),
Warrant officer,
Warrant to sue and defend.
a. Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible;
His meals are coarse and short, his employment warrantable, his sleep certain and refreshing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. (Law) The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. To warrant. [ Obs. ] Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. warentise, warandise, garantise. See Warrant, n. ] Authority; security; warranty. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) One who warrants. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
If they disobey precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty . . . to disobey likewise. Kettlewe&unr_;&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]
The stamp was a warranty of the public. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To warrant; to guarantee. [ 1913 Webster ]