Main Entry: ¹stray

Pronunciation: \ˈstrā\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estraié, past participle of estraier

Date: 13th century

1 a : a domestic animal that is wandering at large or is lost b : a person or thing that strays
2 [Middle English, from straien to stray] archaic : the act of going astray