Word History Etymology Noun Middle English exil, from Anglo-French essil, exil, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul an exile
Other Word Forms exilable adjective exiler noun exilic adjective quasi-exiled adjective unexiled adjective Etymology Origin of exile First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English exil “banishment,” from Latin ex (s)ilium, equivalent to exsul “banished person” + -ium -ium
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EXILE definition: 1. the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc…. Learn more.
English Etymology From Middle English exil, borrowed from Old French essil, exil, from Latin exsilium, exilium (“state of exile”), derived from exsul, exul (“exiled person”).
- to separate from country, home, etc. [1250–1300; Middle English exil banishment < Latin ex (s)ilium = exsul banished person + -ium -ium 1] ex′il a ble, adj.
n. Ex′īlement, banishment.— adj. Exil′ic, pertaining to exile, esp. that of the Jews in Babylon. [O. Fr. exil —L. exsilium, banishment— ex, out of, and root of salīre, to leap.]
Middle English exil from Old French from Latin exilium from exul, exsul exiled person, wanderer From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition