deambulatory

[ dee-am-byuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

noun,plural de·am·bu·la·to·ries.

ambulatory (def. 6).

Origin of deambulatory

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1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin deambulātōrium, equivalent to Latin deambulā(re) to go for a walk (see de-, amble) + -tōrium-tory²

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How to use deambulatory in a sentence

The plan consists of a nave, with aisles and lateral chapels, transept and choir, with a deambulatory at a slightly lower level.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 | Various
It consists of a choir with deambulatory and apsidal chapels (the oldest part of the church), a transept, nave and aisles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 | Various

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