·noun A canvassing for votes.
II. Ambitus ·noun The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.
ambītus, a, um, Part. of ambio. ...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
ambītus (1) P. of ambio. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary