noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
expelling; driving out
Archaic noun or suru-verb meaning to expel or drive out. Replaced in modern Japanese by 追い出す.
See also: 追い出す
古文書には「賊を追出す」と記されている。
In old documents, it is written 'to drive out the bandits'.
Modern standard verb for 'expel' or 'drive out'; 追出 is its archaic predecessor.
Compound of 追 (pursue, chase) and 出 (go out, put out). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is an older form of the modern 追い出す.