Ouster \Oust"er\, n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used
substantively. See Oust.]
A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection;
disseizin.
Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement,
intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.
--Blackstone.
Ouster le main. [Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus.]
(Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian,
or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that
purpose. --Blackstone.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |