| Dictionary: Per·am·bu·la·tion |
1. The act of perambulating; traversing. Bacon.
2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a forest, etc.
3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour of inspection. «The . . . bounds of his own perambulation.» [Obs.] Holyday.
| Thesaurus: perambulation |
| Archaeology Dictionary: perambulation |
The custom of walking, inspecting, and redefining boundaries, particularly those of a parish. This sometimes results in documents giving a verbal description of the boundaries and the features along it. The earliest perambulations in England are of Saxon date.
| WordNet: perambulation |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
(British) a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forrest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
Meaning #2:
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Synonyms: amble, promenade, ramble, saunter, stroll
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| John Aubrey (English writer & artist) |
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| Archaeology Dictionary. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Copyright © 2002, 2003 by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Read more |
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