English

Noun
en-noun

1. The sphere or area of control and influence of something.

#*1913, w:Gilbert_Parker|Gilbert Parker, The Judgment House, ch. 34,
#*:He had invited Destiny to sweep him up in her reaping, by placing himself in the ambit of her scythe.

1. A circuit, or a boundary around a property.

Translations
trans-top|sphere or area of control and influence of something
trans-mid
Portuguese: âmbito m
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trans-top|circuit, or a boundary around a property
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Derived terms
ambit claim

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• 2007-09-14 16:40 - WikiPedant - added 1913 quotation from Gilbert Parker

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