gyrovague
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).
Noun[edit]
gyrovague (plural gyrovagues)
- (obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
Translations[edit]
Translations
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gyrovague m (plural gyrovagues)
Adjective[edit]
gyrovague (plural gyrovagues)
Further reading[edit]
- “gyrovague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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