† deˈposure Obs. rare.
[f. depose v. + -ure: cf. composure, exposure.]
The action of deposing from office; = deposition 4.
| c 1630 Drummond of Hawthornden Mem. State Wks. (1711) 130 After the deposure of king Richard II. 1648 Fairfax, etc. Remonstrance 28 An utter rejection, expulsion, and deposure..of his whole race. |