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warren.

A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɒɹən/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɔɹən/General-American

  1. A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.

  2. A system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live. A structure where rabbits are kept as pets or for food, etc; the rabbits living in such a structure.

  3. A mazelike place of passages and/or rooms in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded.

    figuratively

  4. The class of small game such as hare, pheasants, stoats, etc., as opposed to beasts of chase such as deer, bear, and foxes.

    archaic

  5. A place legally authorized for the keeping, breeding and hunting of beasts of warren, especially rabbits.

  6. 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.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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”).

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