English Explanatory Dictionary

warison

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒɹɪsən/ /ˈwɒɹɪzən/ /ˈwɔɹəsən/ /ˈwɔɹəzən/ /ˈwɑɹ-/

Word forms

warison warisons warrison

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Scots warisoun, from Middle English warisoun (“reward, punishment”), from Old Northern French warison, variant garison, guarison. Doublet of garrison. The change in sense from "reward" to "bugle call" arose from Walter Scott's apparent misinterpretation of a line in the Middle English text The Battle of Otterburn, equivalent to modern English "Minstrels, play up for your warison".

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