eloign

American  

[ih-loin] / ɪˈlɔɪn /

Or eloin

verb (used with object)

1. to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.

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eloign British  

/ ɪˈlɔɪn /

verb

1. archaic (tr) to remove (oneself, one's property, etc) to a distant place

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• eloignment
  noun
• eloigner
  noun

Etymology

Origin of eloign

1490–1500; < Anglo-French, Old French e ( s ) loigner to go or take far < Vulgar Latin *exlongiāre, for Latin ēlongāre; see elongate