eloign verb trans. [ɪ'lɔɪn] Also eloin. L15.
[Old French esloignier (mod. éloigner) from Proto-Romance, for late Latin elongare: see ELONGATE verb.]
1. a. Remove, set at a distance (from). L15-L17.
b. refl. Retire to a distance, go away. Now rare. M16.

2. Remove out of legal jurisdiction. arch. M16.

3. Take or send away (property). M17.

■ eloignment noun (a) removal; (b) distance, separation: L17-M18.

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