Associations to the word «Perambulation»

Wiktionary

PERAMBULATION, noun. (rare) A survey, a tour; a walking around.
PERAMBULATION, noun. (legal) An English legal ceremony in which an official from a town or parish walks around it to delineate and record its boundaries.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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