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exeat
[ ek-see-at ]
noun
- permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
- British. official permission for a student to be absent from a college or university.
exeat
/ ˈɛksɪət /
noun
- leave of absence from school or some other institution
- a bishop's permission for a priest to leave his diocese in order to take up an appointment elsewhere
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exeat1
1475–85; noun use of Latin exeat let (him) go out, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of exīre to go out
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exeat1
C18: Latin, literally: he may go out, from exīre
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Example Sentences
The monotony of his schooldays was only broken by his Sunday exeat which was spent at home.
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He added, with a return of the grim humour of a don, that he supposed that as a sovereign prince I need scarcely “take an exeat.”
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The sisters watched the weather anxiously when their fortnightly exeat came round.
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It was highly aggravating, because she was considered an invalid, and her Wednesday exeat was cancelled.
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They have got him an exeat from the Doctor, they have bought him lines and bait, they have filled his pockets with good things.
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