/ ˈeksaɪl; NAmE ; ˈegzaɪl/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ U , sing. ] the state of being sent to live in another country that is not your own, especially for political reasons or as a punishment :
to be / live in exile
to be forced / sent into exile
to go into exile
a place of exile
He returned after 40 years of exile.
2.
[ C ] a person who chooses, or is forced to live away from his or her own country :
political exiles
a tax exile (= a rich person who moves to another country where taxes are lower)
■ verb
[ vn ] [ usually passive ] exile sb (from ... ) to force sb to leave their country, especially for political reasons or as a punishment; to send sb into exile :
the party's exiled leaders
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : the noun partly from Old French exil banishment and partly from Old French exile banished person; the verb from Old French exiler ; all based on Latin exilium banishment, from exul banished person.