oberration

English

Etymology

Latin oberrate to wander about.

Noun

oberration (plural oberrations)

1. (obsolete) A wandering about.
   • 1675, Francis Roberts, Clavis Bibliorum:

     Oberration and peregrination of David

   • 1838, Pierce Egan, The Pilgrims of the Thames in Search of the National!, W. Strange (London), p. 214 (Google preview):

     [T]hey wandered through the park, the enjoyment of which oberration, Pundit declared was excessive.

References

• “oberration”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.