English terms dictionary. 2015.
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 — Per*am bu*la tion, n. 1. The act of perambulating; traversing. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
