I. ˈegˌzīl, ˈekˌsīl, chiefly archaic ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ or igˈz- or ikˈs- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English exil, from Middle French exil, essil, from Latin exilium, from ex- ex- (I) + -ilium (probably akin to Greek alasthai to wander) — more at amble
1.
a. : forced removal from one's native country : expulsion from home : banishment
b. : voluntary absence from one's country
2.
a. : a person expelled from his country by authority
b. : one who separates himself from his home
3. obsolete : devastation , ruin , waste
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English exilen, from Middle French exilier, essilier, from Late Latin exiliare to exile, from Latin exilium
1. : to banish or expel from one's own country or home : drive away
calling home our exiled friends abroad — Shakespeare
2. obsolete : devastate , ruin
Synonyms: see banish
III. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exilis, probably from exigere to drive out, demand, weigh, measure
archaic : slender , thin ; also : scanty , poor