[ˈɛɡzʌɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political or punitive reasons
(e.g: he knew now that he would die in exile)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’

[ˈɛɡzʌɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons
(e.g: a corrupt dictator who had been exiled from his country)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: the noun partly from Old French exil ‘banishment’ and partly from Old French exile ‘banished person’; the verb from Old French exiler; all based on Latin exilium ‘banishment’, from exul ‘banished person’