Definitions for the word "warranty" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
An engagement or undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declared or promised to be. In sales of goods by persons in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but, as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is, Caveat emptor.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
A stipulation or engagement by a party insured, that certain things, relating to the subject of insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist, or have been done, or shall be done. These warranties, when express, should appear in the policy; but there are certain implied warranties.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
Security; warrant; guaranty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. t.
To warrant; to guarantee.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
(pl. -ies) 1 undertaking as to the ownership or quality of a thing sold etc., often accepting responsibility for defects or repairs over a specified period. 2 (usu. Foll. By for + verbal noun) authority or justification. [anglo-french warantie: related to *warrant]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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