ˌēvəˈgāshən, ˌē(ˌ)vāˈ-, ˌevəˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English evagacioun, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French evagation, from Medieval Latin evagation-, evagatio, from Latin, wandering, from evagatus (past participle of evagari to wander, from e- + vagari to stroll, wander) + -ion-, -io ion — more at vagary
1. obsolete : a wandering of the mind
2.
[Latin evagation-, evagatio ]
archaic : the act or an instance of wandering