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Permission to leave granted by a bishop
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exeat
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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.
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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 ...
Usage examples of exeat.
Your college and tutors will grant you an exeat, while you attend to your urgent family business.