Errabund

/ˈɛrəbʌnd/ adjective

Definition

Wandering or straying; prone to wandering or erring from the right path; vagrant or roving.

Etymology

From Latin 'errabundus' (wandering), related to 'errare' (to wander/to err). This literary term poetically connects physical wandering with moral deviation.

Kelly Says

The word perfectly captures the medieval idea that moral failure and literal wandering are connected—the 'errabund' person is both geographically lost and spiritually adrift.

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