words of the day - warren & militate
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scottobearmilitate \MIL-ih-tayt\, intransitive verb:
To have force or influence.
Militate comes from Latin militatus, past participle of militare, "to serve as a soldier," from miles, milit-, "a soldier."
warren \WOR-ehn\ noun:
1. A place where rabbits live or are kept.
2. A building or area that is overcrowded or has a complicated layout.
From Middle English warenne, area for breeding game, from Old French, possibly of Germanic origin.
To have force or influence.
Militate comes from Latin militatus, past participle of militare, "to serve as a soldier," from miles, milit-, "a soldier."
warren \WOR-ehn\ noun:
1. A place where rabbits live or are kept.
2. A building or area that is overcrowded or has a complicated layout.
From Middle English warenne, area for breeding game, from Old French, possibly of Germanic origin.
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Date: 2001-08-06 08:16 am (UTC)one site I looked up also had this in reference to warren as a last name:
The family name "WARREN" is derived from a French word "varennes", which originally meant "forrest river".
? I don't know if this is true or not......but interesting nonetheless. btw, my married name is warren, hence the interest:)
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Date: 2001-08-06 08:17 am (UTC)I wonder how connected warenne and varennes are....