Defn: Migratory; roving. [Obs.]
EMIGRATION
Em`i*gra"tion, n. Etym: [L. emigratio: cf. F. émigration.]
1. The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe to America, or, in America, from the Atlantic States to the Western.
2. A body emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German emigration.
EMIGRATIONAL
Em`i*gra"tion*al, a.
Defn: Relating to emigration.
EMIGRATIONIST
Em`i*gra"tion*ist, n.
Defn: An advocate or promoter of emigration.
EMIGRATOR
Em"i*gra`tor, n.
Defn: One who emigrates; am emigrant. [R.]