Old French

Noun

warant m ‎(oblique plural waranz or warantz, nominative singular waranz or warantz, nominative plural warant)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of garant
   • 1971, D. Oschinsky, Walter of Henley and other Treatises on Estate Management and Accounting, Oxford (quoted texts from circa 1285). Available online via the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

     Le baillif [...] deit fere venir [...] tutes lez peaus de tutes lez berbiz tués [...] e dunke poet il veer queles sunt de seyson e queles sunt escorchez sanz warant

     The bailiff [...] must ensure that [...] all the skins of all the ewes killed are returned [...] and therefore he can see which are of season and which have been skinned without permission