Permission for absence

• Priest's permission to leave
• Priest's leave
• Permission to leave Oxford
• Permission to leave granted by a bishop
• School-leaver's certificate?
• Permission granted by a bishop

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

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.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Latin word exeat ("he/she may leave") is most commonly used to describe a period of absence from a centre of learning. Exeat is used in Britain to describe weekend leave from a boarding school. It is also used at certain colleges to define a required ...