Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Vagary

Vagary (vȧ*gā"ry or vag"ȧ*re) , noun

[Latin vagari to stroll about. See Vague.]

1.
A wandering or strolling. [Obsolete]
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