orbity

A bereavement by loss of parents or children; the state of being orbate; orbation.

Noun

  1. A bereavement by loss of parents or children; the state of being orbate; orbation.
    • Discontents and grievances […] peculiar to private men, as cares, crosses, losses, death of friends, poverty, want, sickness, orbities, abuses, […] - , 492

Origin

Borrowed from Latin orbitās; By surface analysis, orb + -ity.

Forms

orbities