Etymology

garret

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Today it means: An attic or semi-finished room just beneath the roof of a house. Full definition →

Middle English garett ← Old French garite
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garret · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromgarite
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgarett
  3. English todaygarret

From Middle English garett, garite, from Old French garite, guerite (“watchtower”), from garir, guarir (“to defend, protect”) (compare English garrison), ultimately of Germanic origin (see English garage). Doublet of guerite.

Garret · proper noun2

Variant of Garrett.

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