rasure
noun
ra·sure ˈrā-shər 
-zhər
: erasure, obliteration
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French rasure, borrowed from Latin rāsūra, from rāsus (past participle of rādere "to scrape, scratch, pare away, shave") + -ūra -ure — more at rase
First Known Use
1508, in the meaning defined above