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/ɔː(ɹ)ˈbeɪʃən/ · noun
(obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement..
How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?
Use orbation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Orbation means (obsolete) The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How much more easy had the want of a son been, than the miscarriage! barrenness, than orbation?
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