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(), n.[OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. Sole of the foot, Saltation.] 1. Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion from one's home by the civil authority; banishment; sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native country. Let them be recalled from their exile. Shak. 2. The person expelled from his country by authority; also, one who separates himself from his home. Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. Shak. Syn. -- Banishment; proscription; expulsion. Ex"ile () v. t.[imp. & p. p.Exiled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Exiling.] To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive away. "Exiled from eternal God." Tennyson. Calling home our exiled friends abroad. Shak. Syn. -- See Banish. Exile" (), a.[L. exilis.] Small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] "An exile sound." Bacon. スポンサード リンク
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