eloin

Variant of eloign

or eloin

transitive verb

  1. Archaic to seclude (oneself)
    1. to carry away (property)
    2. Law to remove (property) beyond the jurisdiction of a sheriff

Origin: ME eloinen < OFr esloignier < es- (L ex-) + L longe, far (adv.): see long

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