Pri*va"tion (prī*vā"shŭn),
n. [L. privatio: cf. F. privation. See
Private.] 1. The act of depriving, or
taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in
rank; deprivation. Bacon.
2. The state of being deprived or destitute of
something, especially of something required or desired; destitution;
need; as, to undergo severe privations.
3. The condition of being absent; absence;
negation.
Evil will be known by consequence, as being only a
privation, or absence, of good.
South.
Privation mere of light and absent
day.
Milton.