Oust Definition

oust
ousted, ousting, ousts
verb
ousted, ousting, ousts
To force or drive out; expel, dispossess, eject, etc.
Webster's New World
To effect an ouster of (a party) from a property.
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Origin of Oust

  • From Anglo-Norman ouster, oustier, from Old French oster (> modern ôter), from post-classical Latin obstare (“to remove"), classical obstāre (“to obstruct, stand in the way of").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ousten from Anglo-Norman ouster from Latin obstāre to hinder obstacle

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

Oust Sentence Examples

  • In order to oust his rival Henry of Guise, Henry III.

  • An attempt of the Atabeg to oust the new sultan, however, failed.

  • It is not possible to oust the jurisdiction of the court in any way.

  • In 1689 the name of Ivan was used as a pretext by Sophia in her attempt to oust Peter from the throne altogether.

  • Franklin's influence helped to oust Hillsborough, and Dartmouth, whose name Franklin suggested, was made 1 Many questions (about 20 of the first 25) were put by his friends to draw out what he wished to be known.

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Words Starting With

OOUOUS

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TSTUST

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