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Old stage directive
Answer for the clue "Old stage directive ", 6 letters:
exeunt
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Word definitions for exeunt in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exeunt \Ex"e*unt\ [L., 3d pers. pl. pres. of exire to go out.] They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except Hamlet. See 1st Exit .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage. vb. (context archaic English) they leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit)
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
stage direction, late 15c., from Latin, literally "they go out," third person plural present indicative of exire (see exit ).
Usage examples of exeunt.
The earliest edition of the Malleus in the British museum reads: Nam die dnico sotularia iuuenu fungia seu pinguedie proci vt moris e p restauratoe fieri pungut et sic vbi ecclesia intrat tadiu malefice exire eccias non poterut quo adusq: exploratores aut exeunt aut illis licentia sub expssione ut sup exeundi peedat.
His boarding house was not expecting him, he and the other Mohocks having contrived a simultaneous two-night exeunt for a variety of reasons, medical, educational, familial.
Amid chanted praise, clown rolls by Sten and Alex, prancing tigers, the play came to a close, and exeunt omnes amid applause.