sequestered
Look at other dictionaries:
Sequestered — Se*ques tered, a. Retired; secluded. Sequestered scenes. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Along the cool, sequestered vale of life. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequestered — index attached (seized), privy, remote (secluded) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sequestered — [si kwes′tərd] adj. removed from others; secluded … English World dictionary
Sequestered — Sequester Se*ques ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestering}.] [F. s[ e]questrer, L. sequestrare to give up for safe keeping, from sequester a depositary or trustee in whose hands the thing contested was placed until… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sequestered — adjective 1. providing privacy or seclusion the cloistered academic world of books sat close together in the sequestered pergola sitting under the reclusive calm of a shade tree a secluded romantic spot • Syn: ↑cloistered, ↑reclusive, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sequestered — se|ques|tered [sıˈkwestəd US ərd] adj [usually before noun] literary a sequestered place is quiet and far away from people … Dictionary of contemporary English
sequestered — se|ques|tered [ sı kwestərd ] adjective LITERARY far away from other people or places: a tiny sequestered valley … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sequestered — [[t]sɪkwe̱stə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED A sequestered place is quiet and far away from busy places. [LITERARY] Syn: secluded … English dictionary
sequestered — adjective literary a sequestered place is quiet and far away from people … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sequestered — /səˈkwɛstəd / (say suh kwestuhd), /si / (say see ) adjective secluded or out of the way: a sequestered village …
