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itinerancy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being itinerant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • I went through a period of itinerancy in my youth.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The Methodist pastorate, or itinerant preaching in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • I joined the itinerancy at the age of 25.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, Latin itiner- + -ancy.