a. [ L. peripateticus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to walk about; peri` about + &unr_; to walk: cf. F. péripatétique. ] 1. Walking about; itinerant. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Peripatetic. [ R. ] Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. péripatétisme. ] The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics. See Peripatetic, n., 2. Lond. Sat. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]