Eloign

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Eloigning}.] [F. ['e]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es-
     (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus
     long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.]
     1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.]
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              From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser.
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     2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction,
        or to conceal, as goods liable to distress.
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              The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are
              eloigned.                             --Blackstone.
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