peregrinity

noun

per·​e·​grin·​i·​ty

plural -es

: the quality or state of being peregrine

Word History

Etymology

Middle French or Latin; Middle French peregrinité, from Latin peregrinitat-, peregrinitas, from peregrinus foreign + -itat-, -itas -ity

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