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perambulatory

perambulatory

9.9
An official walk to check land or property boundaries
  • adjective
  • /pəˈræmbjʊlətɔri/
  • Archaic
: perambulatorio
  • The surveyor conducted a perambulatory inspection of the property to mark its official boundaries.

Examples

  • During the perambulatory review, officials walked the land to assess the condition of the park.

  • The mayor's perambulatory visits to various neighborhoods helped address community concerns directly.

  • NAFTA includes perambulatory provisions recognizing the importance of sustainable development and encouraging the effective enforcement of environmental law.

    Academic text (1998)

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Official

ceremonial
  • Formal
1 4.6
official
∞ 2.3
perambulatory
  • Archaic
9.9
informal
98 3.1
casual
194 2.8

Surface Forms

perambulatory positive

Morphology

perambulatory = perambulate (semi-transparent) = perambulate + ory

The adjective is transparently formed from the verb 'perambulate' + '-ory', but the specialised legal/inspection sense may not be obvious to learners who only know the basic sense 'to walk about'.

Etymology

Perambulatory comes from the Latin parts per- 'around' and ambulare 'to walk', so it originally meant to walk around to check land or borders. That's why a perambulatory review is an official walk to inspect boundaries.