perambulate

t. & i. [Lat. perambulatus, pa. par. of perambulo = to walk through: per = through, and ambulo =to walk.] A. Transitive : 1. To walk over or through. "They perambulated the fields, to implore fertility thereto."-Miller: Gardener's Dictionary, in v. Polygala . 2. To survey by pa ing over or round; to inspect. 3. To visit or traverse the boundaries of, as a parish. B. In trans.: To walk about; to wander; as, He perambulated about the town. per-ăm-bu-lā-tion, s. [PERAMBULATE.] 1. The act of perambulating, walking, or pa ing over or through; a wandering about. 2. A survey or inspection made by traveling. "The general calcul, made in the last perambulation , exceeded eighteen millions." Howel . 3. A survey of the boundaries of a parish, district, ., made annually by the minister, churchwardens, and parishioners about Ascension week, to fix and preserve the bounds. It is also called beating the bounds. ( Eng .) *4. A district; a limit of jurisdiction. Perambulation of a forest : A walking over the bounds of a forest by justices or others to fix and preserve its limits. ( Eng .) -or.] per-ăm-bu-lā-tör, s . [English perambulat ( e ); 1. One who perambulates or wanders about. 2. A machine for measuring a distance traveled; a pedometer or odometer. 3. A child's carriage, propelled from behind. ( Eng .) për-a-më-lēş, s. [Gr. pēra =a bag, a pouch, and Lat. meles =a badger.] Zool.: Bandicoot, Bandicoot-rat; the typical genus of the family Per am elide (q. v.). Forefeet with three middle toes well devel strong, slightly curved claws. Ears of moder IMG:content-0865.jpg:[blocks in formation] pancy in joint tenancy. per pais, phr. [Norm. Fr.) Law : By the country; by a jury of equals. per pares, phr. [Lat.] Law: By one's peers or equals. per saltum, phr. [Latin.] By, or at a leap or bound; without intermediate steps. per se, phr. [Latin.) By himself, herself, or itself; in the abstract. per stirpes, phr. [Lat.] Law : By families; applied to succe ion when divided among branches of representatives according to the shares which belonged to their respective ancestors.