warren

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English warenne, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French warenne (compare Old French guarenne, garenne (“game-park”)), probably ultimately from Frankish *warjan, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“ward off, defend against”); compare also Old French warir, guarir, a borrowing from this Germanic root. Alternatively from Gaulish *warrennā (“enclosed area”), from *warros (“stick, post”), Proto-Celtic *warrā (“post, prop”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒɹən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɔɹən/ Rhymes: -ɒɹən === Noun === warren (plural warrens) A system of burrows in which rabbits live. (figuratively) A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded. (archaic) The class of small game such as hare, pheasants, stoats, etc., as opposed to beasts of chase such as deer, bear, and foxes. A place legally authorized for the keeping, breeding and hunting of beasts of warren, especially rabbits. (historical) The right to maintain and hunt an area of small beasts, similar to a free warren, but with certain limitations, such as restricting the right to hunt on parts of the land held by freeholders. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “warren”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === rewarn, Warner, warner == Dutch == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑrən === Noun === warren plural of war == Middle English == === Verb === warren alternative form of werren