1350-1400;Middle English < Latinambitus a going around, equivalent to amb-ambi- + itus a going (i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action)
Examples from the web for ambit
Within the organization and its ambit there have always been pockets of belief in g as an inherited trait.
Your space rental does not fit within the ambit of the definition of either term.
British Dictionary definitions for ambit
ambit
/ˈæmbɪt/
noun
1.
scope or extent
2.
limits, boundary, or circumference
Word Origin
C16: from Latin ambitus a going round, from ambīre to go round, from ambi- + īre to go
Word Origin and History for ambit
n.
late 14c., "space surrounding a building or town; precinct;" 1590s, "a circuit," from Latin ambitus "a going round," past participle of ambire "to go round, to go about" (see ambient).
ambit in Technology
language Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation (also claimed: "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally"). An early pattern-matching language, developed by C. Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Assocs in 1964, aimed at algebraic manipulation. [Sammet 1969, pp. 454-457]. (1994-12-08)