bastin.
/baˈstiː/, U.S. /bæˈsti/ In Persian-speaking contexts: a person seeking, or who has been granted, sanctuary or asylum; a refugee.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > exile > [noun] > refugee or stateless person
refugee1692
basti1906
non-domicile1938
displaced person1944
D.P.1945
asylee1950
1906 Independent (N.Y.) 20 Sept. 670/1 Any one having a grievance, by taking refuge on the premises of a nobleman, may demand that the nobleman take up his cause as tho the bastee were one of his own household.
2006 M. Bonakdarian Brit. & Iranian Constitut. Revol. ii. 55 A number of bastis discussed aspects of constitutional government with the legation staff.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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