1. Noun
The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. Noun
The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
3. Noun
the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
4. Noun
a state of extreme poverty
Vocabulary classified under Economics
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