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dispossess (iou) and va banque (iou)


dispossess (iou)



dispossess verb & noun. L15.
[Old French despossesser, formed as DIS- 2, POSSESS verb.]
A. verb trans.
Put out of possession; strip of possessions; oust, dislodge; deprive of. L15.
J. F. W. Herschel Two kinds of prejudices, which..differ exceedingly in the difficulty of dispossessing them. A. Brookner A veteran, dispossessed of all his belongings, returning from the wars.
b. Expel or banish from; drive out of. E17-L18.
c. Foll. by double obj.: deprive (a person) of (a possession). rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
Shakespeare Timon of Athens I will choose Mine heir from forth the beggars of the world, and dispossess her all.
Free (a possessed person) of an evil spirit by exorcism. Formerly also, exorcize (an evil spirit). L16.
b. noun. Eviction of a tenant or squatter. US. L19.
attrib.: dispossess proceedings, dispossess warrant, etc.
dispossessed ppl adjective & noun (a) ppl adjective that has been dispossessed or deprived, esp. of a Home; (b) noun pl. the people who are dispossessed: L16.
dispossession noun the action or an act of dispossessing; deprivation of or ejection from a possession, spec. exorcism; the fact of being dispossessed: L16.
dispossessor noun a person who dispossesses L16.

va banque (iou)



va banque interjection. [va b:k] M20.
[French, lit. 'go bank'.]
In baccarat: expr. a player's willingness to bet against the banker's whole stake. Cf. BANCO.