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exeat

ex·e·at [ éksee àt ] (plural ex·e·ats)


noun  U.K. 
Definition:
 
1. leave of absence: a short leave of absence from a boarding school or similar institution, usually lasting a day or a weekend

2. permission for priest to move: formal leave to move to a new diocese, granted by a bishop to a priest

[Early 18th century. < Latin, "let him or her go out," form of exire (see exit)]
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