Warrantants

Warrantants is a rarely used term that may refer to the plural of warrantant, a noun meaning one who warrants or guarantees something. In modern English, this sense is largely obsolete and the word is encountered mainly in historical or highly specialized texts rather than in everyday or legal usage.

In contract and commercial contexts, the more common terms are warrantor and warranter for the party who provides a warranty, and warrantee (or beneficiary) for the recipient of the warranty. A warranty may be express, stating explicit promises about quality or performance, or implied by law or course of dealing. When readers encounter the term warrantant in this sense, it is usually understood to mean the party making the warranty, though contemporary terminology favors warrantor or guarantor.

In criminal procedure or administrative contexts, the word warrant refers to a legal document or order. Historically, an official who issued warrants might be described as a warrantant, but this sense is now rare and largely superseded by clearer terms such as the issuer of a warrant or the issuing authority.

Overall, warrantants is not a standard term in modern legal or contractual writing. For clarity, it is generally advisable to use warrantor or guarantor to denote the party providing assurance, warrantee for the recipient, and to reserve warrant-related terminology for the instrument itself (warrant) and its proper context. See also warranty, warrantor, warrantee, guarantor.