Dev`as*ta"tion (?), n.
[Cf. F. dévastation.]
1. The act of
devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
Even now the devastation is begun,
And half the
business of destruction done.
Goldsmith. 2. (Law) Waste of the goods
of the deceased by an executor or administrator.
Blackstone.
Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.
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