01 a. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.
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Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal.
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Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places.“The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families.” — Jer. Taylor.
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Pertaining to a walk.[R.]“The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels.” — Sir H. Wotton.
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Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator.(Law)