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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
animal
.
2.
Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable;
as, an
ambulatory
court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places
.
The 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 testator
.

Am′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.

Definition 2024


ambulatory

ambulatory

English

Adjective

ambulatory (comparative more ambulatory, superlative most ambulatory)

  1. Of, relating to, or adapted to walking
    ambulatory exercise
    • Sir H. Wotton
      The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels.
  2. (comparable, medicine) Able to walk about and not bedridden.
    an ambulatory patient
  3. (medicine) Performed on or involving an ambulatory patient or an outpatient.
    an ambulatory electrocardiogram
    ambulatory medical care
  4. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable.
    an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places
    • Jeremy Taylor
      The priesthood [] before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families.
  5. (law) Not yet legally fixed or settled; alterable.
    The dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.

Translations

Noun

ambulatory (plural ambulatories)

  1. The round walkway encircling the altar in many cathedrals.

Translations