transhumance: Meaning and Definition of

trans•hu•mance

Pronunciation: (trans-hy'muns or, often, -y'-, tranz-), [key]
— n.
  1. the seasonal migration of livestock, and the people who tend them, between lowlands and adjacent mountains.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.