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Permission to leave a diocese
Answer for the clue "Permission to leave a diocese ", 5 letters:
exeat
Alternative clues for the word exeat
Word definitions for exeat in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exeat \Ex"e*at\, n. [L., let him go forth.] A license for absence from a college or a religious house. [Eng.] --Shipley. A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese. --Wharton.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A license or permit for absence from a college or a religious house (such as a monastery) 2 A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese
Usage examples of exeat.
Your college and tutors will grant you an exeat, while you attend to your urgent family business.