Definition of "bereavement" in English

noun

1. The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death.

   • 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost