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Informing Lady Hester that his exile was at an end, and that he would himself escort them to the theatre, he went off to his own rooms to change from his top boots, buckskins and frock coat into the more appropriate raiment of black satin knee - breeches and a blue cloth coat over a Florentine waistcoat.
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- noun Enforced removal from one's native country.
- noun Self-imposed absence from one's country.
- noun The condition or a period of living away from one's native country.
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- She had hoped to get a ride up the West Side Highway and over the George Washington Bridge, putting her as close as possible to Passaic, keeping her hitching-as much as she capital-A Adored it! — Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
- This exile was a severe punishment; and yet, from the point of view of my grandfather's personal safety it was probably just as well, for he was defiant enough and courageous enough to have decided to liberate his serfs, and this only eight months before their ultimate liberation by decree. — An Autobiography
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Informing Lady Hester that his exile was at an end, and that he would himself escort them to the theatre, he went off to his own rooms to change from his top boots, buckskins and frock coat into the more appropriate raiment of black satin knee - breeches and a blue cloth coat over a Florentine waistcoat.
— Gatlinburg - The principal benefit of his exile was the chance to make plans. — A Circus of Hells
- Then you can present yourselves to the world as the true White Tower, in exile, and Elaida as a usurper. — The Fires of Heaven
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- Middle English exil, from Old French, from Latin exilium, from exul, exsul, exiled person, wanderer.
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/ (ĕgˈzīlˌ, ĕkˈsīlˌ)/
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