English → Latin
“banishment” in Latin
ēiectiōejection; expulsion; spitting of blooddēportātĭoa carryingrelēgātiōbanishment; relegationexsiliumexile, banishment; place of exile, retreat; exiles; exiled peopleproficīscorto set out, depart, leavepergōgo on, proceed, hasten, press on; wake up, awaken, arouseabeōto depart, go away, go off, exit; to change one's nature; synonym of eō
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
banishment
interdictio aquae et ignis, ejectio: involuntary, to a distant, desert place, and attended with the forfeiture of the rights of citizenship, deportatio: to an appointed place, with no forfeiture, relegatio: exsilium (state of banishment, voluntary or involuntary). To go into banishment, in exsilium ire, proficisci, pergere; exsulatum ire, abire; solum vertere exsilii causa, solum mutare. To live in banishment, in exsilio esse, exsulari. To return from banishment, exsilio redire. Place of banishment, exsilium: to recall from banishment, revocare de or ab exsilio; reducere de exsilio; in patriam revocare, or restituere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for banishment?
- The usual Latin words for “banishment” are ēiectiō, dēportātĭo, relēgātiō; also exsilium, proficīscor, pergō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.