distress-warrant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /-ˈwoɹ-/ (Canada, General-American, standard) without the cot–caught merger
- /dəˌstɹesˈwoːɹ.ənt/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwɔːɹ.ənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ˈwɒɹ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ˈwɔɾ-/ (Scotland)
- /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɹ.ənt/ (Canada, General-American)
- -wŏr′-
- /-ˈwɔɾ-/ (India, cot-caught-merger)
- /-ˈwɒɹ-/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪˌstɹesˈwɔːɹ.ənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɾ.ʌnt/ (Scotland)
- /-ˈwɑɹ-/ (Canada, General-American, cot-caught-merger, dialectal)
- dĭ-strĕs′wôr′ənt
- /dɪˌstɹesˈwoːɹ.ənt/ (Australia)
- /-ˈwɔːɾ-/ (India) without the cot–caught merger
- /dɪˌstɹɛsˈwoɾ.ənt/ (Scotland)
- /ɖɪˌsʈɾɛ(ː)sˈwoːɾ.ant/ (India)
- /-ˈwɔɹ-/ (Australia)
Etymology
From distress + warrant. First attested in 1888.
Meanings
-
A warrant authorizing a distress.
The number of distress and dispossessory warrants issued.
1888 April 5, The Union Signal, quoted in OED2, Chicago:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| distress-warrants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
nl dwangbevel (a warrant authorizing a distress)