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noun
- 1. a permission from a college, boarding school, or other institution for temporary absence. British
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1. British : a permit for temporary absence (as from a college or monastery) 2. : a letter of permission allowing a cleric to transfer from one diocese to another : a letter of excardination.
Exeat definition: permission granted by a bishop to a priest to leave the diocese.. See examples of EXEAT used in a sentence.
Exeat is used in Britain to describe leave of absence from a boarding school. It is also used at certain colleges to define a required note to take absence -- such as for entire days, parts of a day, for appointments, interviews, open days and other fixtures.
Definition of 'exeat' Word Frequency. exeat in British English. (ˈɛksɪət ) noun British. 1. leave of absence from school or some other institution. 2. Roman Catholic Church. a bishop's permission for a priest to leave his diocese in order to take up an appointment elsewhere. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definition of exeat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
exeat. ( ˈɛksɪət) n. 1. (Education) leave of absence from school or some other institution. 2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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]
Jan 28, 2024 · exeat (plural exeats) A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery). Coordinate term: absit; A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese. (dated, UK) Leave of absence from a public school or college.
