leave of absence

noun

1. permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.

2. the length of time granted in such permission.

   a two-year leave of absence.

leave of absence

noun

1. permission to be absent from work or duty

2. the period of absence

Word History and Origins

Origin of leave of absence¹

First recorded in 1765–75

Related Words

• furlough 
• sabbatical