itinerancy

A state or system of itinerating, especially in the role or office of public speaker, minister, or judge.

The act of traveling from place to place; especially, a going about from place to place in the discharge of duty or the prosecution of business: as, the itinerancy of circuit judges or of commercial travelers.

Especially, in the Meth. Ch., the system of rotation governing the ministry of that church.

A passing from place to place.

A discharge of official duty involving frequent change of residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in this way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official duty.

The state or quality of being itinerant

The Methodist pastorate; or itinerant preaching in general