Ousting
/ˈaʊstɪŋ/noun
The act of forcing someone out of a position or place.
Did you know?Oust comes from Anglo-French and ultimately Latin roots tied to being driven out, and its older cousin formed the basis of legal language for ejecting someone from possession.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
ousten
“to drive out; dispossess”
Anglo-French
AF
oster
“to remove, take away”
Late Latin
LL
obstare
“to stand in the way; oppose”
Latin
LA
ob- + stare
“to stand against or before”
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*steh₂-
“to stand”