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Word: Extern
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (as an adjective in the sense ‘external’): from French externe or Latin externus, from exter ‘outer’. The word was used by Shakespeare to mean ‘outward appearance’; current noun senses date from the early 17th century
ˈɛkstəːn
a person working in but not living in an institution, such as a non-resident doctor or other worker in a hospital.
Short Definition:non-resident doctor or other worker in hospital
(in a strictly enclosed order of nuns) a sister who does not live exclusively within the enclosure and goes on outside errands.
Short Definition:(in strictly enclosed order of nuns) sister who does not live exclusively within enclosure
Word: Extern
Speech Type: Verb
ˈɛkstəːn
banish (someone considered politically undesirable) from a region or district
Short Definition:banish someone considered politically undesirable from region or district
Examples:- he was externed for inciting communal tension in the city
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