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Webster 1913 Edition


Orbation

Or-ba′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
orbatio
.]
The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall.

Webster 1828 Edition


Orbation

ORBA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. orbatio, from orbo, to bereave.]
Privation of parents or children, or privation in general. [Not used.]