decamp


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
decamp/dɪˈkamp/
verb
  • 1 depart suddenly or secretly.
  • 2 archaic break up or leave a military camp.
– derivatives
decampment noun.
– origin C17: from Fr. décamper, from dé- (expressing removal) + camp ‘camp’.
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