displantation en · NOUN
Etymology
From dis- + plantation.
Meanings
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) The act of displanting or uprooting; removal or displacement.
This dreadful precedent extremely displeased the Boii; who being neighbours to Ariminum, feared the like displantation
1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| displantations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |