CIRCUMFORANEAN

Etymology

Adjective

circumforanean (comparative more circumforanean, superlative most circumforanean)

(obsolete) Wandering from market to market; vagabond, itinerant.

[…] I am the bolder to insert, as not borrowed from circumforanean rogues and gypsies, but out of the writings of worthy philosophers and physicians […]

Source: Wiktionary


Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*an, Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. circumforaneus found in markets; circum + forum a market place.]

Definition: Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to house. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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