vagabondage

noun

vag·​a·​bond·​age -ˌbändij 

-dēj

plural -s

1

: the act, condition, or practice of a vagabond : the state or habit of wandering about

winter cruising … was the nature of our vagabondage

—Everybody's Magazine

2

: vagabonds

roads were thronged with vagabondage

—John Buchan

Word History

Etymology

French, from vagabond + -age

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