vagabondage

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vag·a·bond

(văg′ə-bŏnd′)

A person who moves from place to place without a permanent home and often without a regular means of support.

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagabond.

intr.v. vag·a·bond·ed, vag·a·bond·ing, vag·a·bonds

To wander or travel about, especially as a vagabond.

[Middle English vagabonde, from Old French vagabond, from Late Latin vagābundus, wandering, from Latin vagārī, to wander, from vagus, wandering.]

vag′a·bond′age n.

vag′a·bond′ism n.

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Vagabondage

vagabonds collectively, 1853.

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Noun

vagabondage - travelling about without any clear destination; "she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him"

roving, wandering

travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

drifting - aimless wandering from place to place

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vagabundagem

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