perambulation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
  2. noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

Etymology

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

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