Per′i‐pa‐tet″ic (?), a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. �, fr. � to walk about; � about + � to walk: cf. F. péripatétique.] 1. Walking about; itinerant.
2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at Athens), or to his followers. “The true peripatetic school.” Howell.