eloign
verb (used with object)
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
eloigner
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a word derived from
eloign.
Example Sentences
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Elenge: From French, "eloigner," to remove; it may mean either the lonely, cheerless condition of the priest, or the strange behaviour of the merchant in leaving him to himself.
From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by D. Laing Purves
