Ăm'bu-la-to-ry1, a.
(50), a. [Lat. ambulatorius, Fr. ambulatoire.]
Sense 1. Having the power or faculty of walking; as, an ambulatory animal.
Sense 2. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its jurisdiction in different places. Robertson.
The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and dispersed into all families. Bp. Taylor.
Sense 3. Happening or obtained during a walk or journey. [Rare.]
The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory view in his travels. Wotton.
Sense 4. (Ornith.) Formed for walking, as the feet of certain birds which have three toes before and one behind. Brandé.
Sense 5. (Law.) Not fixed in its legal character, but capable of being altered; as a will may be said to be ambulatory until the death of the testator; so of the return of a sheriff until it is filed.