01 n. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
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The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
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The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
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the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.(Eccl. Law)