1. Walking about; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic school." Howell.
PERIPATETIC
Per`i*pa*tet"ic, n.
1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler.
2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.
PERIPATETICAL
Per`i*pa*tet"ic*al, a.
Defn: Peripatetic. [R.] Hales.
PERIPATETICISM
Per`i*pa*tet"i*cism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. péripatétisme.]
Defn: The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See
Peripatetic, n., 2. Lond. Sat. Rev.
PERIPATUS
Pe*rip"a*tus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)