Deprivation
Pronunciation : Dep`ri*va"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. deprivatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.
2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want; bereavement.
3. (Eccl. Law)
Defn: the taking away from a clergyman his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
Note: Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio; the first takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes from the order.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913