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gyrovague

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[jahy-roh-veyg] / ˈdʒaɪ roʊˌveɪg /

noun

  1. a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.

Etymology

Origin of gyrovague

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

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