orbation

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin orbatio.

Noun

orbation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
   • Bishop Joseph Hall

     How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?

Anagrams

• abortion, boration, rainboot