— nomadism , n.
/noh"mad/ , n.
1. a member of a people or tribe that has no permanent abode but moves about from place to place, usually seasonally and often following a traditional route or circuit according to the state of the pasturage or food supply.
2. any wanderer; itinerant.
adj.
3. nomadic.
[ 1580-90; nomad- nomás pasturing flocks, akin to némein to pasture, graze ]