bereaved, ppl. a.
(bɪˈriːvd)
[f. prec. + -ed.]
Deprived or robbed; taken away by force; spec. deprived by death of a near relative, or of one connected by some endearing tie.
| ? a 1200 Notes to Layamon's Brut III. 447 Kenelm kine-bearn, Liþ under þorne, Heafode bireavod. 1605 Shakes. Lear iv. iv. 8 What can man's wisedome In the restoring his bereaued sense? 1828 Scott F.M. Perth III. 333 The distraction of a bereaved father. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Chr. 194 Who..bids bereaved affection weep no more. |