— exilable , adj. — exiler , n.
/eg"zuyl, ek"suyl/ , n. , v. , exiled, exiling .
n.
1. expulsion from one's native land by authoritative decree.
2. the fact or state of such expulsion: to live in exile.
3. a person banished from his or her native land.
4. prolonged separation from one's country or home, as by force of circumstances: wartime exile.
5. anyone separated from his or her country or home voluntarily or by force of circumstances.
6. the Exile , the Babylonian captivity of the Jews, 597-538 B.C.
v.t.
7. to expel or banish (a person) from his or her country; expatriate.
8. to separate from country, home, etc.: Disagreements exiled him from his family.
[ 1250-1300; ME exil banishment ex ( s ) ilium, equiv. to exsul banished person + -ium -IUM ]
Syn. 7, 8. evict, drive out, cast out, eject, deport.