Va*ga"ry (?), n.; pl. Vagaries (#). [L. vagari to stroll about. See Vague.]
1.
A wandering or strolling.
[Obs.]
2.
Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose.
"The
vagaries of a child."
Spectator.
They changed their minds,
Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell.
Milton.
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