v. To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To divest; to undress.
v. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to alienate, as an estate.
verb-intransitive. To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an estate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To remove vesture from; undress.
To divest; strip; free.
In law, to alienate; annul, as title or right; deprive of title.
In law, to be lost or alienated, as a title or an estate.
Word Usage
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