And whanne I sawe her makynge suche dole / I asked her who slewe her lorde ¶ Syre she said the falsest knyght of the world now lyuyng(..)/ and his name is sir Breuse saunce pyte / thenne for pyte I made the damoysel to lepe on her palfroy / and I promysed her to be her waraunt / and to helpe her to entyere her lord
I'll warrant him for drowning; though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell and as leaky as an unstanched wench.-->
Something that provides assurance or confirmation; a guarantee or proof: a warrant of authenticity; a warrant for success.
Garry Wills:
He almost gives his failings as a warrant for his greatness.
An order that serves as authorization, especially: A voucher authorizing payment or receipt of money.
puhekieltä A judicial writ authorizing an officer to make a search, seizure, or arrest or to execute a judgment.
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A warrant officer.
A certificate of appointment given to a warrant officer.
puhekieltä An option, usually with a term at issue greater than a year, usually issued together with another security, to buy other securities of the issuer.
puhekieltä A Warrant of Fitness; a document certifying that a motor vehicle meets certain standards of safety and mechanical soundness.
all honest meanes for a man to warrant himselfe from evils are not onely tolerable, but commendable.
puhekieltä To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value etc.).
1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:
His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates.
(RQ:BLwnds TLdgr)
Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;(nb..).
puhekieltä To guarantee as being true; (qualifier) to believe strongly.
puhekieltä To give (someone) a guarantee or assurance (of something); also, with double object, to guarantee (someone something).
(RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncl), II.ii.1.1:
Crato, in a consultation of his for a noble patient, tells him plainly, that if his highness will keep but a good diet, he will warrant him his former health.
puhekieltä To authorize; to give (someone) warrant or sanction (to do something).