exile

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   expel from a country

   The poet was exiled after signing a letter protesting the government's actions.

2. 2
   noun

   the act of expelling a person from their native land

   men in exile dream of hope

3. 3
   noun

   The state of being banished from one's home or country.

   He lived in exile.

4. 4
   noun

   Someone who is banished from his home or country.

   She lived as an exile, and did her best to make the most out of such life.

5. 5
   verb

   To send (someone or something) into exile.

   Calling home our exiled friends abroad.

6. 6
   noun

   a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

7. 7
   noun

   a person who is voluntarily absent from home or country

Etymology

From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).