Egesta

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The waste which is carried out from a cell or an organism; the result of egestion; excrement plural, plural-only

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barfdejectiondischargedisgorgementeffluentegestion

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"On their way they took Hyccara, a petty Sicanian seaport, nevertheless at war with Egesta, and making slaves of the inhabitants gave up the town to the Egestaeans, some of whose horse had joined them; after which the army proceeded through the territory of the Sicels until it reached Catana, while the fleet sailed along the coast with the slaves on board."

Etymology

From Latin ēgesta (“discharged [matter etc.]”), plural of Latin ēgestum (“[that which is] discharged”), an adjectivization of the perfect passive participle of Latin to discharge; to carry out.

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