circumforaneous

adjective

cir·​cum·​fo·​ra·​ne·​ous

¦sərkəmfə¦rānēəs,

sər¦k-

: going about from market to market : wandering from place to place

a circumforaneous jester

Word History

Etymology

Latin circumforaneus, from circum- + -foraneus (from forum market place)

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