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Oustee vs Ouster - What's the difference?

oustee | ouster |

As nouns the difference between oustee and ouster

is that oustee is a person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project while ouster is a putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.

oustee

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, India) A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project.
  • * 2005', " Panel to take up dam '''oustee issues,"''The Tribune Online Edition (India), 17 Jan.:
    • The state government will consider constitution of a fact finding committee to take up issues of Pong Dam oustees so that relief can be provided to them.

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    ouster

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ouster, oustre, a nominalization of (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
  • (property law) Action by a cotenant that prevents another cotenant from enjoying the use of jointly owned property.
  • Specifically, the forceful removal of a politician or regime from power; coup.

    • Etymology 2

    (oust)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who ousts.

    • Anagrams

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