LekhoriLekhoriAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
A person who is lost, either literally or figuratively.
But vvhat a vvretched, and diſconſolate Hermitage is that Houſe, vvhich is not viſited by thee [God], and vvhat a VVayue, and Stray is that Man, that hath not thy Markes vpon him?
An act of wandering off or going astray.
To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
Thames among the wanton valleys strays.
To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
The alley is full of stray cats rummaging through the garbage.
In the wrong place; misplaced.
a stray comma
From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).
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To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst enemy.