latitude vs ambit

latitude and ambit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
latitude	Yes	No	No	No
ambit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ambit is a hypernym of latitude; that is, ambit is a word with a broader meaning than latitude:

latitude: scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction
ambit: an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

Other hypernyms of latitude include compass, orbit, range, reach, scope.

latitude (noun)	ambit (noun)
scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
freedom from normal restraints in conduct