warisoun

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === wareison, warison, warisowne, warryson, warsoun, waryson, warysone, warysoun, warysowne, warysun, weryson === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman warison, from warir (“to protect”); equivalent to warysshen +‎ -isoun. Doublet of garisoun. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /wariˈzuːn/, /ˈwar(i)zun/, /ˈwar(i)sun/ === Noun === warisoun (uncountable) (especially Northern) A monetary transaction; the act of paying for a service: A stipend; a regular fixed payment. (rare) Compensation or recompense for wrong. A reward, recompense; what one deserves. Wealth, possessions; a treasure (literal or figurative). Benefit, advantage; the gain accrued from some act. (rare) Ownership; the state of owning or possessing. (rare) Security, safety; protection from harm. ==== Descendants ==== Middle Scots: warisoun, warisone → English: warison, warrison === References === “warisǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.