2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a
forest, etc.
[1913 Webster]
3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour of inspection. ``The . . . bounds of his own perambulation.'' [Obs.] --Holyday. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
perambulation — ⇒PERAMBULATION, subst. fém. Vieux A. 1. ,,Visite d une forêt (Ac. Compl. 1842, BESCH. 1845, Lar. 19e 20e). 2. ,,Arpentage d un terrain (Ac. Compl. 1842, BESCH. 1845, Lar. 19e Lar. Lang. fr.). B. Littér. Promenade, voyage, excursion. Le retour du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
perambulation — (entrée créée par le supplément) (pè ran bu la sion) s. f. Mot forgé du latin. Voyage, course. • Le retour du Père Quesnel et sa perambulation ne furent pas sans quelques difficultés et sans aventures, STE BEUVE Port Royal, t. VI, p. 274, 3e éd … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
perambulation — perambulate ► VERB 1) formal walk or travel from place to place. 2) Brit. historical walk round (a parish, forest, etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries. DERIVATIVES perambulation noun perambulatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
perambulation — noun see perambulate … New Collegiate Dictionary
perambulation — See perambulate. * * * … Universalium
perambulation — noun a) A survey, a tour; a walking around. b) An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries. Syn: bannering … Wiktionary
perambulation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll, walk, wander. See MOVE … English dictionary for students
perambulation — per|am|bu|lation [pəˌræmbjuˈleıʃən] n old fashioned a walk around a place, especially a slow walk for pleasure >perambulate [pəˈræmbjauleıt] v [I and T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
Perambulation — Per|am|bu|la|ti|on die; , en <zu lat. perambulare (vgl. ↑perambulieren) u. ↑...ation> (veraltet) Durchwanderung, Besichtigungsreise … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
perambulation — per·am·bu·la·tion || pÉ™ ræmbjÉ™ leɪʃn / jÊŠl n. strolling, walking about; moving about … English contemporary dictionary
