[ad. L. āmovē-re to remove, move out of the way; f. ā = ab off + movē-re to move; prob. as a legal term directly f. Fr. amoever, in this sense in Act 9 Hen. VI. (quoted by Godefr.).]
1. To remove (a person or thing) from a position; to dismiss (a person) from an office. (Now only in legal phraseology.)
1494. Fabyan, VII. 486. The sayde persones were from the kynge amoued.
1524. State Papers Hen. VIII., IV. 110. Amoving and expellyng him from all auctorite.
1642. H. More, Song of Soul, II. I. II. xxxvi. Claws, horns, hoofs they use the pinching ill t’amove.
1800. Colquhoun, Comm. & Pol. Thames, xi. 319. These Harbour-Masters may be suspended or amoved.
1832. J. Austin, Jurispr. (1879), II. 1098. An abortive attempt to amove it [an object of theft].
† 2. To remove, put away (things immaterial). Obs.
1536. Bellenden, Cron. Scotl., I. 35. Al hatrent for that time beand amovit.
1611. Speed, Hist. Gt. Brit., IV. x. 13. To amoue the note of ingratitude, and turbulency from them.
1664. H. More, Myst. Iniq., v. 12. Zeal … in amoving this grand errour out of the Church.
