Definition of Drant

1. to drone [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: drone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drant

drammach
drammachs
drammed
dramming
drammings
drammock
drammocks
drams
dramseller
dramsellers
dramshop
dramshopkeeper
dramshopkeepers
dramshops
drank
drant (current term)
dranted
dranting
drants
drap
drapa
drapabilities
drapability
drapable
drape
drapeabilities
drapeability
drapeable
draped
drapelike

Literary usage of Drant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Writers: An Attempt Towards a History of English Literature by Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin (1892)
"Thomas drant had entered St. John's College, Cambridge, in the year of Elizabeth's accession, and had presented verses in Greek, Latin, and English to the ..."

2. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts by George Saintsbury (1902)
"... singularity, drant. \f^ hath been long been misliked, and that of men of greatest learning and deepest judgment."3 We all think that the persons who ..."

3. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1908)
"... of classical metres—Note on Hawes's Example of Virtue—The " craze" for them in English—Ascham—The contempt of rhyme—Freaks of the craze—drant—Harvey and ..."

4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the English Courts of Common Law by Great Britain Bail Court (1856)
"drant v. BROWN, Executor of LEGGOTT. f/665 A. entered into a written agreement with B. for the hire of a piece of laud for the purpose of making bricks. ..."

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