gyrovague

== English == === Etymology === Early 19th century, borrowed from French gyrovague, from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”). === Noun === gyrovague (plural gyrovagues) (obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒi.ʁɔ.vaɡ/ === Noun === gyrovague m (plural gyrovagues) gyrovague (itinerant monk) mendicant, beggar === Adjective === gyrovague (plural gyrovagues) itinerant, wandering Synonym: itinérant === Further reading === “gyrovague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012