They say the world is much warre than it wont.
Spenser.
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War"ren (?), n. [Of. waresne, warenne, garene, F. garenne, from OF.
warer, garer, to beware, to take care; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG.
war&?;n (in comp.), OS. war&?;n to take care, to observe, akin to E.
wary. &?;&?;&?;&?;. See Wary.]
1. (Eng Law) (a) A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king,
for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies, partridges, pheasants,
etc.) called beasts and fowls of warren. Burrill. (b) A privilege which
one has in his lands, by royal grant or prescription, of hunting and
taking wild beasts and birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other
person not entering by his permission. Spelman.
They wend both warren and in waste.
Piers Plowman.
The warren is the next franchise in degree to the park; and a forest,
which is the highest in dignity, comprehends a chase, a park, and a
free warren.