errantry

English

Etymology

Composed of errant +‎ -ry, from Middle English erraunt. See further etymology at errant.

Noun

errantry (usually uncountable, plural errantries)

1. A wandering or roving around, especially in search of chivalrous adventure.

   Synonym: errantness

Related terms

• knight-errantry

References

• “errant”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.