n. & v.
n. 1 expulsion, or the state of being expelled, from one's native land or (internal exile) native town etc. 2 long absence abroad, esp. enforced. 3 a person expelled or long absent from his or her native country. 4 (the Exile) the captivity of the Jews in Babylon in the 6th c. BC.
v.tr. (foll. by from) officially expel (a person) from his or her native country or town etc. exilic adj. (esp. in sense 4 of n.).
[ ME f. OF exil, exiler f. L exilium banishment ]