From mine own earldom foully ousted me.
Tennyson.
Oust"er (?), n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used substantively.
See Oust.] A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection;
disseizin.
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.
Out (?), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. t, and te, tan, fr. t; akin
to D. uit, OS. t, G. aus, OHG. z, Icel. t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut,
Skr. ud. √198. Cf. About, But, prep., Carouse, Utter, a.] In its
original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something;
beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation
which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something
may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not
expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house,
office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship,
meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications,
as: --
1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place;
not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is
out, his team was taken out. "My shoulder blade is out." Shak.
He hath been out (of the country) nine years.
Shak.
2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint,
etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint,
etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity,
etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows;
the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his
face; the book is out.
Leaves are out and perfect in a month.
Bacon.
She has not been out [in general society] very long.
H. James.
3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end;
completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion,
completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out. "Hear me out."
Dryden.
Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days.
Ps. iv. 23.
When the butt is out, we will drink water.
Shak.
4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a
state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business,
property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs
came in; he put his money out at interest. "Land that is out at rack
rent." Locke. "He was out fifty pounds." Bp. Fell.