ˈeksaɪl n. & v. --n. 1
expulsion, or
the state of
being expelled,
from one's
native land or (internal exile) native
town etc. 2 long
absence abroad,
esp. enforced. 3 a
person expelled or long
absent from
his or
her native
country. 4 (the Exile) the
captivity of the Jews in Babylon in the 6th c.
BC. --v.tr. (foll. by from) officially
expel (a person) from his or her native country or town etc. øøexilic adj. (esp. in
sense 4 of n.). [ME f. OF exil, exiler f. L exilium banishment]