perambulation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest etc.) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries
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noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
promenade; amble; saunter; stroll.
WordNet
Per*am`bu*la"tion noun
Definitions
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The act of perambulating; traversing. Bacon. -
An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a forest, etc. -
A district within which one is authorized to make a tour of inspection. "The . . . bounds of his own perambulation." Obs. Holyday.