Etymology

destitution

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Today it means: The action of deserting or abandoning. Full definition →

Old French destitution ← Latin dēstitūtiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromdēstitūtiō“abandoning”
  2. Old French · derived fromdestitution
  3. English todaydestitution

From Old French destitution, from Latin dēstitūtiō (“abandoning”), from dēstituō.

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