transhumance
noun
trans·hu·mance tran(t)s-ˈhyü-mən(t)s 
tranz-,
-ˈyü-
: seasonal movement of livestock (such as sheep) between mountain and lowland pastures either under the care of herders or in company with the owners
transhumant
tran(t)s-ˈhyü-mənt
adjective or noun tranz-
-ˈyü-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The government had recently decreed an end to their ancestral transhumance, offering permanent settlements and farmland in its stead. 
Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021 The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism. Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021 One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground. Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021 The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism. Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017 Word History
Etymology
French, from transhumer to practice transhumance, from Spanish trashumar, from tras- trans- (from Latin trans-) + Latin humus earth — more at humble
First Known Use
circa 1901, in the meaning defined above