gyrovague

[ jahy-roh-veyg ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ roʊˌveɪg /

noun

a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.

Origin of gyrovague

1795–1805; < French < Late Latin gȳrovagus gȳro-, equivalent to gyro- gyro- + vagus strolling about; see vague