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Orbate

Orbate \Or"bate\, a. [L. orbatus, p. p. of orbare to bereave, fr. orbus bereaved of parents or children. See Orphan.] Bereaved; fatherless; childless. [Obs.]

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orbate

a. (context obsolete English) bereaved; fatherless or childless