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Webster 1913 Edition
Ambulatory
Am′bu-la-to-ry
,Adj.
[L.
ambulatorius
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking;
as, an
. ambulatory
animal2.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable;
as, an
. ambulatory
court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different placesThe priesthood . . . before was very
ambulatory
, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor.
3.
Pertaining to a walk.
[R.]
The princess of whom his majesty had an
ambulatory
view in his travels. Sir H. Wotton.
4.
(Law)
Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable;
as, the dispositions of a will are
. ambulatory
until the death of the testatorAm′bu-la-to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Ambulatories
. [Cf. LL.
ambulatorium
.] (Arch.)
A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ambulatory
AM'BULATORY
,Adj.
1.
That has the power of faculty of walking; as, an animal is ambulatory.2.
Pertaining to a walk; as, an ambulatory view.3.
Moving from place to place; not stationary; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places.