exeat

American

[ek-see-at] / ˈɛk siˌæt /

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 British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of exeat

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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