exeat

[ ek-see-at ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

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

Origin of exeat¹

1475–85; noun use of Latin exeat let (him) go out, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of exīre to go out

Origin of exeat¹

C18: Latin, literally: he may go out, from exīre

The monotony of his schooldays was only broken by his Sunday exeat which was spent at home.

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.”

The sisters watched the weather anxiously when their fortnightly exeat came round.

It was highly aggravating, because she was considered an invalid, and her Wednesday exeat was cancelled.

They have got him an exeat from the Doctor, they have bought him lines and bait, they have filled his pockets with good things.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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