perambulation

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perambulation

/pəˌɹæm.bjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

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From Middle English perambulacioun, from Anglo-Norman and Latin. By surface analysis, perambulate + -ation, or, by surface analysis, per- + ambulate + -ion.

noun perambulations

countable, rare, uncountable A survey, a tour; an instance of walking around. If any Man for that reaſon has an Inclination to divert himſelf, and Sail with me round the Globe, to ſuperviſe almoſt all the Conditions of Humane Life, without being infected with the Vanities, and Vices that attend such a Whimſical Perambulation; let him follow me, who am going to Relate it in a
countable, uncountable An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries. 1902, Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society, published by the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society Another forest not named in the perambulation is that of Horwich.
Similar: bannering
countable, uncountable The district thus inspected.

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@misc{perambulation_2026,
  title = {perambulation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perambulation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}