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Webster 1913 Edition
Ouster
Oust′er
,Noun.
[Prob. fr. the OF. infin.
oster
, used substantively. See Oust
.] A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; – of a person.
Ouster
of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement. Blackstone.
Ouster le main
. [
Ouster
+ F. la main
the hand, L. manus
.] (Law)
A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king’s hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.
Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ouster
OUST'ER
,Noun.
Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance or deforcement.
A delivery of lands out of the bands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands; or a judgment given for that purpose.
Definition 2024
ouster
ouster
English
Noun
ouster (plural ousters)
- (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
- (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
- (now chiefly US) Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.
Translations
forceful removal from power
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Etymology 2
Noun
ouster (plural ousters)
Anagrams
Old French
Verb
ouster
- (chiefly Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of oster
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ouster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ouster | avoir ousté | |||||
| gerund | en oustant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | oustant | ||||||
| past participle | ousté | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | oust | oustes | ouste | oustons | oustez | oustent |
| imperfect | oustoie, ousteie, oustoe, ousteve | oustoies, ousteies, oustoes, ousteves | oustoit, ousteit, oustot, ousteve | oustiiens, oustiens | oustiiez, oustiez | oustoient, ousteient, oustoent, oustevent | |
| preterite | oustai | oustas | ousta | oustames | oustastes | ousterent | |
| future | ousterai | ousteras | oustera | ousterons | ousteroiz, oustereiz, ousterez | ousteront | |
| conditional | ousteroie, oustereie | ousteroies, oustereies | ousteroit, oustereit | ousteriiens, ousteriens | ousteriiez, ousteriez | ousteroient, oustereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | oust | ouz | oust | oustons | oustez | oustent |
| imperfect | oustasse | oustasses | oustast | oustissons, oustissiens | oustissoiz, oustissez, oustissiez | oustassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | ouste | — | oustons | oustez | — | ||