itinerancy
Americannoun
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the act of traveling from place to place.
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a going around from place to place in the discharge of duty or the conducting of business.
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a body of itinerants, as ministers, judges, or sales representatives.
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the state of being itinerant.
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the system of rotation governing the ministry of the Methodist Church.
noun
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the act of itinerating
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Methodist Church the system of appointing a minister to a circuit of churches or chapels
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itinerants collectively
Etymology
Origin of itinerancy
First recorded in 1780–90; itiner(ant) + -ancy
Example Sentences
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She conjures José María’s itinerancy, following him from mining work to cotton picking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
“In other words, defendant has a history of itinerancy, firearms possession, and lack of candor with law enforcement, all exacerbating his risk of flight,” Lasher wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Rings of luggage encircling empty carousels in Chicago, in a kind of artistic commentary on capitalism and modern itinerancy.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
New Haven’s Long Wharf Theater will move out of its longtime headquarters and embrace itinerancy as the company seeks a fresh start after a period of extraordinary upheaval.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
And whatever is true in other churches, it will be found upon investigation that most of the excellent stepmothers so numerous in the Methodist itinerancy have been selected from this class.
From A Circuit Rider's Wife by Harris, Corra
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