vag·a·bond·age \-ˌbändij, -dēj\noun (-s) Etymology: French, from vagabond + -age 1.: the act, condition, or practice of a vagabond : the state or habit of wandering about < winter cruising … was the nature of our vagabondage — Everybody's Magazine > 2.: vagabonds < roads were thronged with vagabondage — John Buchan >