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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

orbatio

The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.

[Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Noun.

[L. orbatio, from orbo, to bereave.]

Privation of parents or children, or privation in general. [Not used.]

orbation ‎(uncountable)

(obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
- Bishop Joseph Hall
  How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?