orbation

English

Etymology

Latin orbatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/

Noun

orbation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
   • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:

     How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?

Anagrams

• abortion, boration, rainboot