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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ORBATION

n.[L. orbatio, from orbo, to bereave. ] Privation of parents or children, or privation in general. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ORBATION

Or *ba "tion, n. Etym: [L. orbatio.]

 

Defn: The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.