vagabondism


vag·a·bond

V0004900 (văg′ə-bŏnd′)n. 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.

vagabondism

1. the tendency to wander from place to place without a settled home; nomadism.
2. the life of a tramp; vagrancy. Also called vagabondage. — vagabond, n., adj.See also: Behavior