Outgang

//ˈaʊtɡæŋ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An exit or egress.

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:outgang."

  2. 2
    The act of giving up occupancy of property.
  3. 3
    An outgate; a cattle-gate.

    "Sit William Saunders, priest, gave as follows:—for the repair of the church windows, bridges for a church road, bell ropes, &c., church balke, … dam, and dam bridge, and outgang, … outgang between White Hall Close and Mill Hill Close …"

Etymology

From Middle English outgang, from Old English ūtgang (“an outgoing, exit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ūtgang, from Proto-Germanic *ūtgangaz, equivalent to out- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uutgoang (“exit”), West Frisian útgong (“exit”), Dutch uitgang (“exit”), German Ausgang (“exit”), Swedish utgång (“exit”).

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