n. [ OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. Sole of the foot, Saltation. ]
Let them be recalled from their exile. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. Shak.
pos>v. t.
Calling home our exiled friends abroad. Shak.
a. [ L. exilis. ] Small; slender; thin; fine. [ Obs. ] “An exile sound.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. OF. exilement. ] Banishment. [ R. ] Sir. H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pertaining to exile or banishment, esp. to that of the Jews in Babylon. Encyc. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. exsilire to spring from; ex out + salire to spring, leap. ] A sudden springing or leaping out. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. exilitas: cf. F. exilité. See Exile, a. ] Smallness; meagerness; slenderness; fineness, thinness. [ R. ] Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]