ouster
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (“to oust”).
Noun edit
ouster (plural ousters)
- (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
- (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
- (now chiefly US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.
- 2020 June 21, “‘They Just Dumped Him Like Trash’: Nursing Homes Evict Vulnerable Residents”, in New York Times[1]:
- According to three Lakeview employees, Mr. Kendrick’s ouster came as the nursing home was telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue: patients with Covid-19.
- 2023 November 18, Blake Montgomery, Dani Anguiano, “OpenAI fires co-founder and CEO Sam Altman for allegedly lying to company board”, in The Guardian[3], →ISSN:
- The announcement blindsided employees, many of whom learned of the sudden ouster from an internal announcement and the company’s public facing blog.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
forceful removal from power
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Verb edit
ouster (third-person singular simple present ousters, present participle oustering, simple past and past participle oustered)
- To oust.
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ouster (plural ousters)
Anagrams edit
Old French edit
Verb edit
ouster
- (chiefly Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of oster
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ouster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | ouster | avoir ousté | |||||
gerund | en oustant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | oustant | ||||||
past participle | ousté | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | oust | oustes | ouste | oustons | oustez | oustent |
imperfect | oustoie, ousteie, oustoe, ousteve | oustoies, ousteies, oustoes, ousteves | oustoit, ousteit, oustot, ousteve | oustiiens, oustiens | oustiiez, oustiez | oustoient, ousteient, oustoent, oustevent | |
preterite | oustai | oustas | ousta | oustames | oustastes | ousterent | |
future | ousterai | ousteras | oustera | ousterons | ousteroiz, oustereiz, ousterez | ousteront | |
conditional | ousteroie, oustereie | ousteroies, oustereies | ousteroit, oustereit | ousteriiens, ousteriens | ousteriiez, ousteriez | ousteroient, oustereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | oust | ouz | oust | oustons | oustez | oustent |
imperfect | oustasse | oustasses | oustast | oustissons, oustissiens | oustissoiz, oustissez, oustissiez | oustassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | ouste | — | oustons | oustez | — |