"beg leave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begs leave [present, singular, third-person], begging leave [participle, present], begged leave [participle, past], begged leave [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} beg leave (third-person singular simple present begs leave, present participle begging leave, simple past and past participle begged leave)
  1. (archaic) To ask permission. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-beg_leave-en-verb-VvfWE2Pn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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