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Meaning of RUSTICATION

Pronunciation:  `rustu'keyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the construction of masonry or brickwork in a rustic manner
  2. [n]  banishment into the country
  3. [n]  (British) temporary dismissal of a student from a university
  4. [n]  the action of retiring to and living in the country
  5. [n]  the condition naturally attaching to life in the country
 
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 See Also: banishment, building, condition, construction, proscription, retirement, status, suspension, temporary removal

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Rus`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. rusticatio.]
1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated;
   specifically, the punishment of a student for some
   offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a
   time.
2. (Arch.) Rustic work.
 
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