itinerancy
[ ahy-tin-er-uh n-see, ih-tin- ]
/ aɪˈtɪn ər ən si, ɪˈtɪn- /
noun
the act of traveling from place to place.
a going around from place to place in the discharge of duty or the conducting of business.
a body of itinerants, as ministers, judges, or sales representatives.
the state of being itinerant.
the system of rotation governing the ministry of the Methodist Church.
Also
i·tin·er·a·cy
[ahy-tin-er-uh-see, ih-tin-] /aɪˈtɪn ər ə si, ɪˈtɪn-/.
Origin of itinerancy
First recorded in 1780–90;
itiner(ant) +
-ancy
Words nearby itinerancy
ither,
ithome,
ithunn,
ithyphallic,
itháki,
itinerancy,
itinerant,
itinerarium,
itinerary,
itinerate,
itn
Example sentences from the Web for itinerancy
British Dictionary definitions for itinerancy
itinerancy
itineracy
/ (ɪˈtɪnərənsɪ, aɪ-) /
noun
the act of itinerating
mainly Methodist Church
the system of appointing a minister to a circuit of churches or chapels
itinerants collectively