"estray" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ə.stɹeɪ/ Forms: estrays [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astrai}} Middle English astrai, {{der|en|xno|estray}} Anglo-Norman estray, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{m|fro|estraier}} estraier Head templates: {{en-noun}} estray (plural estrays)
  1. (law) An animal that has escaped from its owner; a wandering animal whose owner is unknown. An animal cannot be an estray when on the range where it was raised, and permitted by its owner to run. A lost animal whose owner is known to the party at hand is not an estray. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-estray-en-noun-2cKUib9F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45 Topics: law
  2. (archaic) Stray. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-estray-en-noun-loFBKiAC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45

Verb

IPA: /ə.stɹeɪ/ Forms: estrays [present, singular, third-person], estraying [participle, present], estrayed [participle, past], estrayed [past]
Etymology: From Middle English astrai, from Anglo-Norman estray, from the Old French verb estraier. Etymological doublet with stray. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astrai}} Middle English astrai, {{der|en|xno|estray}} Anglo-Norman estray, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{m|fro|estraier}} estraier Head templates: {{en-verb}} estray (third-person singular simple present estrays, present participle estraying, simple past and past participle estrayed)
  1. (archaic) To stray. Tags: archaic Related terms: astray, stray
    Sense id: en-estray-en-verb-8ohYjD5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 45

Inflected forms

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