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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''vagraunt'', from Anglo-French ''vageraunt'', from present participle of ''vagrer'' to [[wander]] about, alteration (influenced by [[Latin]] ''vagari'' to wander) of ''wacrer'' to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wealcan to roll-walk | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''vagraunt'', from Anglo-French ''vageraunt'', from present participle of ''vagrer'' to [[wander]] about, alteration (influenced by [[Latin]] ''vagari'' to wander) of ''wacrer'' to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] wealcan to roll-walk | ||
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*1a : one who has no established [[residence]] and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of [[support]] | *1a : one who has no established [[residence]] and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of [[support]] | ||
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A '''vagrant''' is a person in [[poverty]], who wanders from place to place without a [[home]] or regular employment or [[income]]. Many towns in the Developed World have [[shelters]] for vagrants. Common terminology is a tramp or a 'gentleman of the road'. In legal terminology, a [[person]] with a source of income is not a vagrant, even if he/she is homeless. | A '''vagrant''' is a person in [[poverty]], who wanders from place to place without a [[home]] or regular employment or [[income]]. Many towns in the Developed World have [[shelters]] for vagrants. Common terminology is a tramp or a 'gentleman of the road'. In legal terminology, a [[person]] with a source of income is not a vagrant, even if he/she is homeless. | ||
| − | In the [ | + | In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale fairy tales] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Europe medieval Europe], [[beggars]] cast [[curses]] on anyone who was insulting or stingy towards them. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witches Witches] would beg door-to-door for "milk, yeast, drink, pottage" in England. Throughout East Asian and South Asian countries, the condition of vagrancy has long been historically associated with the [[religious]] life as described in the religious [[literature]] of Hindu, [[Buddhist]], Jain and Muslim [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufi Sufi] [[traditions]]. Examples include [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu sadhus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dervish dervishes], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhikkhu Bhikkhus] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sramana sramanic] traditions generally. |
[[Category: Law]] | [[Category: Law]] | ||
[[Category: Religion]] | [[Category: Religion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:41, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English vagraunt, from Anglo-French vageraunt, from present participle of vagrer to wander about, alteration (influenced by Latin vagari to wander) of wacrer to wander, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wealcan to roll-walk
Definitions
- 1a : one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
- b : one (as a prostitute or drunkard) whose conduct constitutes statutory vagrancy
- 2: wanderer, rover
Description
A vagrant is a person in poverty, who wanders from place to place without a home or regular employment or income. Many towns in the Developed World have shelters for vagrants. Common terminology is a tramp or a 'gentleman of the road'. In legal terminology, a person with a source of income is not a vagrant, even if he/she is homeless.
In the fairy tales of medieval Europe, beggars cast curses on anyone who was insulting or stingy towards them. Witches would beg door-to-door for "milk, yeast, drink, pottage" in England. Throughout East Asian and South Asian countries, the condition of vagrancy has long been historically associated with the religious life as described in the religious literature of Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Muslim Sufi traditions. Examples include sadhus, dervishes, Bhikkhus and the sramanic traditions generally.
