rustication

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Residence in the country.
  2. The act or process of rusticating.
  3. The result of having been rusticated.
  4. The process of posting a person or relocating a unit from London (or a command HQ) to elsewhere in the country.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-rustication.wav

Word forms

rustication rustications

Etymology

From rusticate + -ion.

Related words

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