Warrant

Morpheme

Warrant

Type

free base

Denotation

protect, shield, guard, assurance, safety, authorization

Etymology

Middle English warrant, warant; Anglo-Norman warrant; Old North French warant; Old French guarantir, guarant, garant, garand

Evidence

unwarrantable, unwarrantedness, unwarrented, warrant, warrantable, warranted, warrantedness, warrantee, warranter, warranting, warrantless, warrantor, warrants, warranty

Notes

warranty, guaranty, and guarantee are doublets
<w> in <warrant> related to <gu> in <guarant>