eloign (third-person singular simple present eloigns, present participle eloigning, simple past and past participle eloigned)
(obsolete, transitive) To remove (something) to a distance.
(reflexive, now rare) To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).
• Legion, legion, longie, ogle-in
Source: Wiktionary
E*loign", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eloigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Eloigning.] Etym: [F. Ă©loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See Elongate.] [Written also eloin.]
1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.] From worldly cares he did himself eloign. Spenser.
2. (Law)
Definition: To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction, or to conceal, as goods liable to distress. The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are eloigned. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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