a. [ L. ambulatorius. ] 1. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. [ 1913 Webster ]

The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Pertaining to a walk. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration; alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory until the death of the testator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Ambulatories [ Cf. LL. ambulatorium. ] (Arch.) A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery of a cloister, or within a building. [ 1913 Webster ]