perambulation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

perambulation
    n 1: a walk around a territory (a parish or manor or forest
         etc.) in order to officially assert and record its
         boundaries
    2: a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) [syn:
       {amble}, {promenade}, {saunter}, {stroll}, {perambulation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Perambulation \Per*am`bu*la"tion\, n.
   1. The act of perambulating; traversing. --Bacon.
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   2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a
      forest, etc.
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   3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour
      of inspection. "The . . . bounds of his own
      perambulation." [Obs.] --Holyday.
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