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extravagate
extravagate, v. (ɛkˈstrævəgeɪt) [f. med.L. extrāvagāt- ppl. stem of extrāvagārī (or extrā vagārī) to wander, stray outside limits, f. extrā outside + vagārī to wander. Cf. Fr. extravaguer.] To wander; only in fig. sense. 1. intr. To wander away, stray, from, into. Also, † to extravagate it.1600 Abp....
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extravage
† exˈtravage, v. Obs. rare. Also aphet. stravaig. [ad. med.L. extrāvagārī: see extravagate.] intr. a. To go beyond the sphere of duty; to digress. b. To talk wildly, to ramble.c 1690 Tarbat in Story W. Carstares xi. 198 Churchmen kept to the ministerial function, without extravaging on their fancifu...
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extravagant
▪ I. extravagant, a. and n. (ɛkˈstrævəgənt) Also 6, 7 aphet. stravagant. [In the special use A. 2, B. 1, directly ad. med.L. extrāvagant-em, pr. pple. of extrāvagārī (or extrā vagārī): see extravagate. The wider use came late in 16th c. from Fr. extravagant, which appears first in 14th c. The form s...
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bibliothecarial
bibliothecarial, a. (ˌbɪblɪəʊθiːˈkɛərɪəl) [-al.] = bibliothecary a.1889 Athenæum 27 Apr. 539/2 Of the two sets of terms that are so constantly confounded, one may be said to be bibliographical or scientific, the other bibliothecarial or practical. 1893 F. Madan Bks. in MS. vii. 75 The one great bibl...
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