Eloign Definition

ĭ-loin
eloigns
verb
To seclude (oneself)
Webster's New World
To carry away (property)
Webster's New World
To remove (property) beyond the jurisdiction of a sheriff.
Webster's New World

(reflexive, now rare) To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).

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Origin of Eloign

  • Middle English elongen from Old French esloigner from Late Latin ēlongāre Latin ē-, ex- ex- Latin longus long, distant del-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman esloignier, Old French esloignier, from Late Latin exlongare.

    From Wiktionary

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