siˌæt noun
1.
permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.
2.
British. official permission for a student to be absent from a college or university.
Origin:
1475–85; noun use of Latin exeat let (him) go out, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of exīre to go out
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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| —n | |
| 1. | leave of absence from school or some other institution |
| 2. | a bishop's permission for a priest to leave his diocese in order to take up an appointment elsewhere |
| [C18: Latin, literally: he may go out, from exīre] | |
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