Exul

/ˈɛɡzəl/ noun

Definition

An exile or person banished from their home country; an outcast.

Etymology

From Latin 'exul,' directly borrowed into English to mean a person forced to leave their home, the root shares connections to 'ex-' (out) and 'solum' (soil/home).

Kelly Says

Exul is the Latin word that gave us 'exile'—it appears in historical texts about Roman banishments and has always meant someone torn from their homeland.

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