ouster

/ˈæɔstə/

Etymology

From Old French ouster, oustre, a nominalization of Anglo-Norman oustre (“to oust”).

ouster means A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 80 out of 100.

Why this word is great

OUSTER — [Noun] The act of removing or ejecting someone, especially from a position of power or property. From Anglo-Norman ouster, a nominalization of the verb ouster ("to remove, oust"), from Old French oster, from Late Latin obstare ("to stand against, remove"). Unlike "eviction," which legally confines its drama to property, or "coup," which thrills with sudden, violent seizure, ouster is the colder, more encompassing term for a fall from grace. It is the quiet, procedural vote that empties a corner office, the sheriff’s notice tacked to a farmhouse door, the final, humiliating escort from the boardroom to the elevator bank—the institutional machinery of exclusion, executing its verdict without fanfare.

noun

A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
The forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; a coup; an ousting.“According to three Lakeview employees, Mr. [RC] Kendrick’s ouster came as the nursing home was telling staff members to try to clear out less-profitable residents to make room for a new class of customers who would generate more revenue: patients with Covid-19.”
Someone who ousts.

verb

To oust.