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itinerancy

[ ahy-tin-er-uhn-see, ih-tin- ]

noun

  1. the act of traveling from place to place.
  2. a going around from place to place in the discharge of duty or the conducting of business.
  3. a body of itinerants, as ministers, judges, or sales representatives.
  4. the state of being itinerant.
  5. the system of rotation governing the ministry of the Methodist Church.


itinerancy

/ ɪˈtɪnərənsɪ; aɪ- /

noun

  1. the act of itinerating
  2. Methodist Church the system of appointing a minister to a circuit of churches or chapels
  3. itinerants collectively
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of itinerancy1

First recorded in 1780–90; itiner(ant) + -ancy
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Literally outside of them, because the institution Padrón leads, Connecticut’s Long Wharf Theater, gave up its physical headquarters to embrace itinerancy as a way to better connect with the communities it serves in and around New Haven.

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“In other words, defendant has a history of itinerancy, firearms possession, and lack of candor with law enforcement, all exacerbating his risk of flight,†Lasher wrote.

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Itinerancy, life on the road, and establishing a home and community are important themes in Hopinka’s art.

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When she took over in 2017, the East Village institution — a haven for boundary-pushing dance, theater and interdisciplinary performance art since its founding as Performance Space 122 in 1980 — was about to reopen its building after seven years of renovation and itinerancy.

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Rings of luggage encircling empty carousels in Chicago, in a kind of artistic commentary on capitalism and modern itinerancy.

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