warrant

oikeuttaa

vakuuttaa

oikeutus

optiotodistus puhekieltä A protector or defender.
(RQ:Mlry MrtDrthr):

And whanne I sawe her makynge suche dole / I asked her who slewe her lorde ¶ Syre she said the falsest knyght of the world now lyuyng(..)/ and his name is sir Breuse saunce pyte / thenne for pyte I made the damoysel to lepe on her palfroy / and I promysed her to be her waraunt / and to helpe her to entyere her lord

I'll warrant him for drowning; though the ship were no stronger than a nutshell and as leaky as an unstanched wench.-->

He almost gives his failings as a warrant for his greatness.

(ux)

all honest meanes for a man to warrant himselfe from evils are not onely tolerable, but commendable.

His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates.

Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;(nb..).

Crato, in a consultation of his for a noble patient, tells him plainly, that if his highness will keep but a good diet, he will warrant him his former health.