garentir

Middle French

Alternative forms

• garantir
• guarantir

Etymology

Old French guarantir and its variant spellings, from Frankish.

Verb

garentir

1. to protect (shield from harm)
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 42:

     elle ne povoit estre garentie

     she could not be protected

Descendants

• French: garantir