Crossword clues for eloign
eloign
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eloigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Eloigning.] [F. ['e]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es- (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus long. See Elongate.] [Written also eloin.]
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To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.]
From worldly cares he did himself eloign.
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(Law) 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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1530s, intransitive, "to remove to a distance" (especially in an effort to avoid the law), from Anglo-French eloign, Old French esloigner (Modern French éloigner), from Late Latin exlongare "remove, keep aloof, prolong, etc." (see elongation). Transitive use from 1550s. Related: Eloignment.
Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context obsolete transitive English) To remove (something) to a distance. 2 (context reflexive now rare English) To remove (oneself); to retire, move away (from).