gyrovague

[ jahy-roh-veyg ]

/ ˈdʒaɪ roʊˌveɪg /

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noun

a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.

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Origin of gyrovague

1795–1805; <French <Late Latin gȳrovagus gȳro-, equivalent to gyro-gyro- + vagus strolling about; see vague

Words nearby gyrovague

gyrostabilized, gyrostabilizer, gyrostat, gyrostatic, gyrostatics, gyrovague, gyrus, GySgt, gyttja, Gyumri, gyve