I. ˈambyələˌtōrē, ˈaam-, -ȯr-, -ri adjective
Etymology: Latin ambulatorius, from ambulatus (past participle of ambulare to walk) + -orius -ory — more at amble
1.
a. : of or relating to walking
ambulatory exercise
b. : capable of, adapted to, or occurring while walking
an ambulatory animal
an ambulatory confession
2.
a. : moving from place to place : itinerant , peripatetic
an ambulatory teacher
b. : having no fixed headquarters
an ambulatory business
3. : not yet fixed legally or settled past alteration : alterable
a will is ambulatory until the testator's death
4.
a. : able to walk about : not bedfast : ambulant
the ambulatory clinic patient
b. : of, for, or involving an individual who is able to walk about
ambulatory treatment of tuberculosis
II. noun
( -es )
Etymology: Medieval Latin ambulatorium, from Latin, neuter of ambulatorius
1. : a sheltered place to walk in: as
a. : the gallery portion of a cloister
b. : the apse aisle of a church
c. : a passageway in some churches in back of the altar and behind the chancel used as an uninterrupted processional path
2. : an appendage used for or adapted to walking (as a tube foot or one of the segmental abdominal appendages of a crustacean)