Disgown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disgown is a verb meaning (transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
Meaning
(transitive) To divest of a gown of office; to defrock.
Example Sentences
The boldness with which Dr. Canfield defied Bishop Potter when the latter threatened to disgown him for such transgressions was simply an expression of a right to individual action under the impulse of conviction of duty to the truth.
Word Forms
- disgowns
- disgowning
- disgowned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include defrock, ungown, disfrock, disordain, divest, devest.
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