Where does “truantry” come from?
truantry (English) comes from English truant, from Middle English truant, from Old French truant, from Gaulish trugan.
truantry (English): truancy
Ancestry of “truantry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | truant | Absent without permission, especially from... |
| 2 | Middle English | truant | — |
| 3 | Old French | truant | vagabond, beggar; a vagabond, beggar, rogue",... |
| 4 | Gaulish | trugan | — |